Content Warning: This chapter contains depictions of physical and emotional abuse, violence, and threatening situations that may be distressing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
Aria's POV
I heard the scream escape my lips before I could even fully process what was happening.
Dante's soldier that he had referred to as Xavier opened the car door for me and ushered me inside, then he shut the door once I got in, and I heard the click of the door.
He had locked it from the outside.
I was already panicking and about to call for Dante, but he had already started heading back to get Luca.
Dante had walked a few steps before turning, and I thought that he had realized something was off, but he was looking ahead.
Then I heard yelling.
I thought Xavier would go and do something
