Chapter 11: Cracks in the Dark (Elena's POV)
The back room door stays closed behind us but nobody moves right away. The air feels thick heavy with smoke and tension. Five men wait inside all Daddy's old crew. They sit on worn leather couches eyes fixed on me like I'm a ghost they don't recognize anymore. No one touches me. No one even stands up. They just stare.
Matteo stays by the door arms folded. Luca leans against the wall Nico beside him. The energy shifts something cold settles over everything.
Marco the one with the scar speaks first voice low rough. "We didn't come to watch a show Elena. We came because the boss... he's falling apart."
I pull the robe tighter around me suddenly feel naked in a different way. The dress underneath feels too thin too small. My skin still tingles f
