THE BRIDE LAUGHED AT HER SISTER’S “BROKE” HUSBAND… THEN THE GROOM TURNED PALE AND WHISPERED, “HE OWNS MY COMPANY.”

you,” I said slowly, “you tell me everything.”

A long silence followed.

Then Alessandro nodded once.

“Everything.”

Another gunshot cracked through the air.

This one pierced the wall behind us.

Time ran out.

Liam grabbed my arm. “You’re not going anywhere with him.”

But Alessandro spoke again, softer now.

“If you stay here,” he said, “you will die here.”

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