Alessia Mancini
Giovanni raised one eyebrow, his interest piqued.
"Vitale's plan was to essentially seduce me - or try to, at least. With power, money, whatever she thought would work."
I watched Giovanni's face carefully as I continued, "She was going to drip-feed out-of-context information, make you think I was playing both sides. Then she'd strike against you in the middle of the mess when she felt you were at the most vulnerable."
A muscle in Giovanni's jaw twitched, his eyes darkening with fury. I reached out, my fingers ghosting over his clenched fist. "Hey," I murmured, "it didn't work. And I'm still here, with you."
The tension in Giovanni's body seemed to ease slightly at my touch, but I could still see the storm brewing behind his eyes.
Giovanni's voice was steel wrapped in
