Undressed By The Mafia God novel Chapter 375

Chapter 375: Do Not Miss

"You and I are going to have so much fun," Voss whispered to Luca.

Luca turned his head just enough to look at him, and whatever amusement had lingered in his face vanished entirely. "You better not miss this time, Voss," he said. "Do not miss. Because I will strip you of everything that makes you YOU."

Voss’s mouth twisted. "Ooooh, I’m shaking in my boots." He shoved Luca toward the squad car.

The movement was rough enough to make Veronica flinch forward instinctively, but Marco’s arm tightened across her path before she could break again. Normally, she knew he could handle it but he was still healing inside. He might look great on the outside but she knew that his body was still weak.

Veronica twisted around toward Marco. "Go," she said. "I’ll get us home."

Marco’s head snapped toward her. "I have to—"

"Marco! Go!"

Veronica was right. Luca needed things happening immediately and they didn’t have any information. He had activated the usual protocol. But if Voss had the nerve to pick up Luca publicly like this, it meant he had something huge. So they needed lawyers, needed noise in the right places. They needed to cash in on debt owed.

Marco nodded once and moved fast. Within seconds he was already at the curb, one arm raised, voice sharp enough to cut through traffic noise as he hailed a cab.

Veronica turned immediately to Valentina and Nonnina. "Val, are you coming with me or going to the house?"

Val glanced once in the direction Voss had taken Luca, then back at Veronica. Her face was pale. "I’ll come with you," she said. "And wait for Marco."

"Great." Veronica nodded, then turned to Nonnina. "Nonni?"

The old woman stood with her handbag clutched tightly in both hands, smaller than everyone else and somehow still the steadiest person there. Her eyes had not lost that hard, dark glint that said panic would be allowed later, in private, after useful things had been done.

"I will get home," she said. "See what the staff has been up to." Her mouth tightened faintly. "But let me know when you have updates on Luca."

"Of course," Veronica said at once.

Nonnina gave a brisk little nod.

"Come on," Veronica said.

They pulled their bags toward the curb, wheels rattling over the uneven concrete. Two taxis were flagged down in quick succession. Veronica made sure Nonnina was settled into one first, leaning in long enough to repeat the address to the driver twice.

Nonnina caught her wrist before she stepped back. "Don’t stress the baby. Stay calm. You hear me? Keep your heart steady." she said quietly.

Veronica swallowed. "I will."

The cab pulled away, merging into the blur of airport traffic. Veronica and Valentina climbed into the second taxi with their luggage.

For a moment, neither sister spoke. Outside the windows, New York rolled past. Valentina was the first to break the silence.