Marco was in trouble now and there was no time for old wounds.
"I don’t have time for this bullshit!"
With Matteo firm in one arm, Vee grabbed Valentina’s wrist and yanked her up. Val stumbled, weak from shock and grief but Vee did not let go. She dragged her by the hand, moving fast across the waiting area.
"Vee, stop— I cannot leave my husband—"
"You need to realise I am doing this for your husband."
The automatic doors ahead slid open, letting in a rush of outside air. Bright daylight spilled across the hospital entrance.
Val had no strength to fight her. She followed. Vee had always told her what to do all her life anyway why should this time be different.
They got to her car. Valentina moved like a woman walking through water, slow and hollow-eyed, her hand still clutched in Veronica’s grip. She had stopped arguing.
Vee opened the back door and bundled Val into the seat and handed Matteo to Val. The moment Matteo settled against her chest, it was like a little thin thread connecting her back to the world. Vee shut the door and turned sharply, scanning the hospital parking lot. Her guards were there.
Vee lifted her hand. With a click of her fingers, they hurried over at her signal. "Luca needs you right now...Find him."
The taller guard stiffened. "We cannot leave you."
"I can take care of myself," she said, voice hard. "I have my gun handy if I need to use it. Go help him. That’s an order."
"Yes, Donna."
They nodded and hurried off toward the back of the hospital. She looked around once more. Vee had no idea what the hell Luca planned to do to get Marco out in the middle of surgery, but she knew Luca well enough to understand one thing.
If he said Marco was leaving, Marco was leaving. Whether the hospital, the police, or common medical sense agreed was apparently a separate matter.
She climbed into the driver’s seat and started the car. In the rear-view mirror, Val sat silent, Matteo held tight against her chest, her eyes fixed on nothing again. "Seat belt," Vee said automatically.
VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABEL
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Undressed By The Mafia God