Victoria crossed her arms, almost indifferent to seeing Carolina run off. Although she had always rejected violence, she was at a stage in her life where, if someone seemed to deserve punishment, who was she to object?

"Salvatore, don't you think your message was a little extreme?" she asked, bringing the glass to her lips once more.

"It was extreme for him to dare to touch you," Salvatore retorted coldly. "No one can lay a finger on you, Victoria. Not without being aware that they could lose their hands."

His words were chilling. Victoria barely sighed. "And tell me, how's the kidnapping investigation going? Do you know who was behind...