**Stefano’s POV**
The sound of glass breaking filled the room. Gin splashed against the wall, slowly dripping down in sticky lines as I watched it.
“f**k!” I screamed. My voice cracked with rage, my chest tight as panic gripped my throat.
I shot to my feet, breath coming in short gasps, clutching the phone tightly, but it immediately slipped from my grasp. I cursed loudly as it hit the floor. I snatched it back up, my eyes racing over Lucia’s message, reading it again and again.
I had utterly underestimated Elena. I thought she would be quiet and obedient, just another pretty face who followed orders. But she was proving to be something else entirely.
“Luca!” I snapped, my voice raw with fury.
The door opened almost instantly. “Boss?”
“Get the car. Find the Castellano girl. Now!”
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