Luca Vincenzo sat on his father’s oak tree chair in the old man’s grand study, his eyes fixed on the man standing before him. Gabriel's expression was somber, his eyes clouded with a mixture of disappointment and caution.
“I couldn’t get her to come with me,” he began, “she asked that you give her a two weeks maximum, she promised she would be done with everything she had to do there and return to you.”
Luca was quiet. His eyes were empty, his face expressionless.
“Seems like you had a full-blown conversation with her.”
“I had to talk with her. This was not a kidnap. You Eve. Said it yourself, it’s a rescue mission. She refused to come with.” Gabriel defended himself.
“Hmmm, I see. So did she share what it is she is doing there that she needs time to complete?” Luca asked
“No bos
