The bunker was filled with low voices and shifting boots as Orsini’s men gathered around a map spread across the table. Their plan was clear—raid the Gold estate, get Elena, and bring her back alive.
It was a simple plan of go in and get out. No one would see them coming.
In the corner though, Violet sat chained, her wrists raw, her body weak—but her mind sharper than ever.
She waited until no one was watching too closely, then carefully pulled the small phone she had stolen from Il Toro from beneath the loose blanket. Her heart raced as she typed quickly, her thumbs shaking.
‘You have to get Elena out of there. They’re planning to kidnap her tonight.’
She hit send, then shoved the phone inside her bra just as Orsini and Don De Luca entered the room. They were discussing on ways to e
