Undressed By The Mafia God novel Chapter 52

Chapter 52: The Mighty Luca Has Arrived

Now, he no longer had the heart to hand her over to the life Bastardi had prepared for her.

And yet, there was nothing he could do.

Genovese Senior had already signed off on the exchange.

That signature might as well have been carved into stone.

Marco dragged a hand down his face, exhaling slowly.

Soon, one of the guards appeared at the door, knocking once before stepping in. "Boss. Luca’s arrived."

"Thanks," he muttered, already on his feet.

Then he headed down the corridor toward Luca’s office.

He knocked once and stepped inside.

"Luca?"

Luca Genovese stood near the window, backlit by the morning sun bleeding through the glass. He was unbuttoning his jacket.

"Marco," Luca said, not turning around. "I’m guessing you bring me bad news."

Marco huffed, a tired sound. "I’m not exactly sure under which category I’m supposed to classify this news."

That made Luca turn.

He studied Marco for a beat. Something had been off about him since he’d started babysitting Veronica’s sister. Luca had noticed. Of course he had. He noticed everything. But he hadn’t called Marco out on it. Not yet.

"I have business to take care of," Luca said finally. "Walk with me?"

They walked in silence. Luca reached for a seemingly ordinary section of wall, fingers brushing over until it clicked. Stone shifted soundlessly, revealing the hidden passage beyond. Then he opened a door.

Cassidy sat tied to a heavy chair in the center of it all. His head hung forward, chin slick with blood that dripped slowly onto the floor, each drop a quiet punctuation mark. One eye was already swelling shut, the other sharp and bright with defiance. Even beaten, even broken, he still looked annoyingly alive.

He lifted his head as Luca and Marco entered, lips pulling into a crooked smile that split painfully at the corner.

"The mighty Luca has arrived," Cassidy said. "Guess I should feel honored. I was worried you would leave all the fun to your goons."

Marco stayed back, arms folded.

Luca pulled a chair from the wall and placed it directly in front of Cassidy. He sat, long legs spread, posture relaxed in a way that made it infinitely more threatening.

"I thought you’d be more of a fight, Cas," Luca said casually. "This... seeing you like this, it’s not worth my time. You’re not a challenge. I’ve come to realize that."

"Then why am I here?" Cassidy asked after a beat, tilting his head. "If I bore you so much."

Luca’s eyes locked onto Cassidy’s with predatory focus. "Because you and I need to have a conversation. I’m going to give you a choice, because it seems no one ever bothered to explain how this was really going to end."

Cassidy’s smile faded just a fraction. "I’ve only got one choice in front of me," he said quietly. "And that’s rescuing Veronica and Valentina from you."

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