The Dinners Inn motel, California Massimo I had been waiting in the room for Natalia and Elisa to return from breakfast, unable to control my nerves. It was crazy how things had worked out. Teresa was a walking time bomb, and I was supposed to wait in the room for two women to implement our plan. What if Teresa did something outrageous and harmed one of them? “Calm down, Massimo. Natalia would mind-link us if anything bad happened. Let’s be patient, man.” Drake was the voice of reason tempering my messed-up thoughts. He had entered the room from the back, unnoticed, and waited with me patiently. Not long after, I heard the door open and rushed to the living room. A flustered Elisa stood in front of me, her eyes filled with hatred. “Baby, is everything alright? What happened?” I rus

