Finally, the much-awaited day arrived, the day when the cargo ship was supposed to reach the port. While everyone had kept themselves busy to forget the mishaps going on, using the excuse to get closer to each other, Alessia had been deliriously happy. The only thing which had subdued her inner euphoria was the threat of Don Carmelo hovering over their heads like an ominous cloud.
Nate was pacing the floor like a wounded tiger and there was little she could do to divert his mind. Even her attempts to seduce him had been absentmindedly dismissed as he was too nervous to think of anything else.
At the beep of his phone, Nate reacted like an uncoiled spring, jumping on his feet to connect the device which made Alessia feel uneasy. It was the much-expected call from King who was giving them
