Sharp at eight next evening, I waited for Gianna to meet me. I had, of course, booked a private dining room and was now waiting anxiously for her to show up. I don’t even know if what I was planning to do would work.
What if it didn’t? This collaboration was my only access to Gianna for the time being. I felt nervous and anxious for the first time in a long time. The last time I felt this nervous was when Drago found me fighting in the streets and decided to place a bet on me.
A bet that changed my entire life.
“Signor,” I shook my head and turned to the door, and the manager stood outside, wearing that fake, polite smile. “I have Mrs. Baldocchi for you.”
He moved aside and…there she stood.
She wore a simple white dress that looked way too loose on her shrinking frame. And yet sh
