I head straight for the door, yank it open, and of course, he’s still f*****g there. The human wall from earlier, standing guard like the world’s most bored statue. I lift my chin, giving him a solid side-eye before striding past him. "Come on, Carina." "Excuse me, ma’am," the guard calls after me. "Where are you heading?" Carina jumps in before I can sass him. "She’s with me! The boss asked me to wait on her, Andre." He lets out a long, painfully dramatic sigh. "Fine. Just take care of her. If anything happens to her, Don Moretti will f*****g kill us both." Wow. So reassuring. "I understand," Carina says, then excitedly starts leading me down the hall. And holy s**t—this place is f*****g huge. The marble floors are so polished I can practically see my reflection. The walls? Pure

