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  1. Cover
  2. ABOUT THIS BOOK
  3. VITTORIA
  4. AMADEO
  5. BASTIAN
  6. VITTORIA
  7. AMADEO
  8. BASTIAN
  9. AMADEO
  10. VITTORIA
  11. AMADEO
  12. VITTORIA
  13. AMADEO
  14. VITTORIA
  15. BASTIAN
  16. AMADEO
  17. VITTORIA
  18. BASTIAN
  19. AMADEO
  20. VITTORIA
  21. BASTIAN
  22. VITTORIA
  23. BASTIAN
  24. VITTORIA
  25. AMADEO
  26. BASTIAN
  27. VITTORIA
  28. VITTORIA
  29. AMADEO
  30. VITTORIA
  31. VITTORIA
  32. AMADEO
  33. BASTIAN
  34. VITTORIA
  35. AMADEO
  36. VITTORIA
  37. EPILOGUE 1
  38. EPILOGUE 2
  39. EPILOGUE 3
  40. BONUS EPILOGUE
  41. WHAT TO READ NEXT
  42. ALSO BY NATASHA KNIGHT
  43. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

I head back into the bedroom to find my brother with his arms folded across his chest and an irritated look on his face. I open the file and take in the amounts.

“Did Geno Russo pay you to cover up the killing of Vittoria’s rapists, or were you working with Lucien to hire the bastards?”

I’m not sure who is more surprised when they turn toward me, Brady or my brother.

“That was Bruno,” I tell Amadeo. “Judging from the bonuses he was paid, Mr. Brady was a model employee.” I share the figures with Amadeo, who whistles through his teeth. “First one looks like was authorized by Geno. A six-figure ‘bonus.’ Is that normal?”

Brady clears his throat.

“What happened to the righteous ‘I won’t work with crooks’ part?” I ask.

“Mr. Russo wasn’t a crook.” He stands to reach for his shirt.

“Sit,” Amadeo says.

“I’d like to get dressed.”

“And I’d like some answers. Sit.”

He takes a good look at my brother then at me and parks his old ass back down.

“I meant what I said about Vittoria. That girl doesn’t deserve to have anything else happen to her. She’s been through hell.”

“Just to be sure we’re on the same page, you’re talking about the kidnapping, imprisonment, and rape, am I right?” Amadeo asks.

His mouth falls open.

“What was your part in it?” I ask.

“How do you know about that?” he asks, voice quieter.

“Met with Doc Tilbury,” Amadeo says. “Did you know he keeps a video of each session?”

He doesn’t respond to that.

“Back to your role, though. What did you do exactly for the bonus?” Amadeo asks.

“You helped to get rid of the bodies?” I suggest.

“That’s not exactly my area.”

“No, that’s right. You don’t work with criminals.”

“I did it for the child. I made that scum disappear, so as far as the world was concerned, the bastards never existed. Geno took care of getting rid of any physical evidence.”

“Including the bodies.”

He nods.

“And he paid you a hefty sum.”

He hesitates before he nods, and Amadeo and I exchange a look.

“What?” I ask.

“Nothing.”

“Let me get the alcohol to clean that wound,” I say, walking toward the bathroom.

“Wait. I don’t know why I would even cover this up anymore.”

“Go on,” Amadeo says calmly.

“Lucien arranged it. What happened to her was Lucien’s doing.”

It takes my brother and I both a minute to digest that even though on some level we knew.

“He told you that? Geno Russo? I’m guessing Lucien didn’t exactly come to beg forgiveness.”

“He suspected, then found out for sure. There was a money trail.”

“Always is. What about these other payments made to you?” I ask.