Sophia sat on the low wall by the parking lot exit. The rain had stopped, but the wind was still cold. She had no coat on and hugged her knees,not looking up as Luca approached.
"If my father were alive, he wouldn't let me beg like this."
He stopped. He still remembered the man falling.
It had happened during an ambush before Luca took over the family. Not all the older members accepted his authority. Several cars had been intercepted at the docks. Sophia's father had shoved him into cover and never made it back himself.
Before dying, the man had asked only one thing: that Luca take care of his daughter. Luca had promised.
When Sophia first arrived at the estate, she'd carried one small bag and hadn't spoken all night. Erin had brought hot soup and sat outside her door with her until
