Done with this conversation, I started walking toward the door and he followed. "You're wrong, Veda. Luca is angry, and whatever your intentions were, he feels like you betrayed him. But I know him better than he knows himself sometimes. He won't come after you. So please, call if you need us. He'd never forgive me if anything happened to you, no matter what you think or what he says."

He stared at me so hard I finally gave in. "I promise," I told him. And I meant it. Despite the fact he’d sent me straight to Luca tonight, I knew Enzo was right. Alone, I was no match for...