Undressed By The Mafia God novel Chapter 563

Chapter 563: You Should Rest

"So if no one else knows," she said slowly, "then how did Voss get close enough to Vito?"

He realised then that all he had to give her to piece it together was Winn Kane’s visit. The police had questioned the Kanes. That had been the first visible crack. Vee knew the Kanes had helped Valentina. She knew enough already. One more thread and she would pull the whole ugly thing into the light.

Would she still be this accepting when she realised the sister she had given her life for was the one trying to remove him from the list she had just outlined?

But what happened when one person on that list threatened another? What happened when love stood on both sides of the knife?

If Veronica knew and chose to protect Val, it would put her at the mercy of the famiglia. She had earned their respect so far. But this? Protecting a traitor because she was her sister?

No.

That was not a burden he would place on her. Maybe he was a coward.

Fine.

He leaned down and kissed her forehead. "You should rest, Bambola."

Vee closed her eyes for one second beneath the kiss then opened them. "How long before this comes off?" she asked, raising her bandaged hand. "I am completely done with this, Luca."

"The stitches will be removed in a couple of days," Luca assured her. "Then you can start exercising it gradually."

Vee hooked one finger into the waistband of Luca’s trousers and pulled him closer. "Find Vito and end him...I do not plan on visiting you in jail."

Luca looked down at her. There were times when Veronica still surprised him. Some part of him still wanted to wrap softness around her and keep her untouched by the things his world demanded.

Too late.

His world had touched her.

"Voss is keeping everything secret," Luca said. "Not even a whisper on the streets. But we’ll find him." He pulled her into a hug before she could make another order. His arms closed around her carefully. One hand at her back, the other at her waist. He kissed her hair and breathed her in. He sighed into her hair. He had to find a way to undo everything Valentina had done.

People who betrayed out of fear and love? Those were the dangerous ones. They could justify anything.

The road the girl had taken led to one ending. One ending only. And unless Luca found a way to drag her off it without breaking Veronica’s heart, the whole family would bleed.

****

"Useless! Hopeless!" Valentina yelled.

This time, she had gone to Voss’s house. A brilliant idea, obviously, if one’s goal was to turn a criminal investigation into a personal breakdown. Voss had barely opened the door before she stormed inside like a woman possessed, hair slightly dishevelled, handbag clutched in one hand.

"Valentina," Voss snapped, shutting the door quickly behind her. "What the hell are you doing here?"

"How powerful can one man be?" she demanded. Her voice bounced off the walls of his modest living room. "Do you understand what it means that he is out on bail?"

Voss grabbed the curtain and checked the street before turning back to her. "You are going to blow everything."

"Oh, fuck you."

His jaw tightened. "Lower your voice."

"I came to you because I thought you would be able to put Luca away, but he seems to be more powerful than the entire police department."

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