Once Grace placed the gun down, she was instantly captured by Dante.

She wanted to resist, to fight off his strong hold on her, but he was stronger regardless.

“Send her home; her services are no longer required. And Grace, if you dare to breathe a word of this to anyone, you’ll lose a family member. Fidati di me quando lo dico." He warned, also adding a bit of Italian to make sure his words sank into her mind.

Grace bit down on her lower lip, trying to stop the tears from falling off. She had been worried sick about Alessia after Simone spoke about her being missing.

She had...