Serafina

Holy shit.

I started to shake my head, pushing back on my chair to get up. To leave.But Enzo’s hand left my arm and gripped the back of my neck like a steel vice so not only couldn’t I get up from the table, but I also couldn’t look at him.

I pushed down the panic and tried to think. If Luigi and my father were such long friends, perhaps he wouldn’t go for the deal. It wouldn’t surprise me. I spoke up. “Daddy, you don’t have to do this. I’m a grown woman. I can take care of myself.”

His attention remained on Luca as though I hadn’t...