“What’s the meaning of this?” Father asked. “I want to have a word with the men you chose to protect what’s mine.” Gianna huffed beside me, but I pinched her. Nobody could know we were listening in on this conversation. Father would throw a fit if we revealed the position of his secret door. “They are good soldiers, both of them. Raffaele is Aria’s cousin, and Umberto has worked for me for almost two decades.” “I’d like to decide for myself if I trust them,” Luca said.
