Love In The Crossfire

oned, and the fragile balance between the DeSantos and Moranos was on the verge of collapse. Meanwhile, Alex and Mia found th

face set in a deep scowl. Marco stood at the doorway,

coming?" Giovanni demande

they were ready for us. Too ready. It w

a traitor in our midst. Someone i

to Mia and her strange behavior in recent weeks. She

arco said. "If there's

d. "And Marco, be thorough

Lorenzo's study. The older man sat behind hi

renzo said without pre

s right," Alex replied,

, his tone mocking. "You put yourself in the l

x argued. "If I hadn't stepped

out saving lives. It's about power. Every man we lose weake

ath the surface. "Maybe if we weren't so focu

oing through the room. "You don't question my decis

ex said throug

is father's unyielding ambition was tearing them apart,

g, Mia received a

," Carmen said. "Meet

ord to ignore Carmen's warnings, not with

SB drive. "This was intercepted from a DeSanto courier.

he looked at the drive. "W

"But be careful. If your father gets his

g herself to betray Alex, but withholding the

again. We need

ot by the bridge, the tens

lding up the USB drive. "It's a

dened. "How di

replied. "She intercepted it

r, his mind racing. "If my fath

And if my father finds out I didn't give t

oment, the weight of their si

do?" Mia a

We stop playing by their rules. If we keep letti

ooking for doubt and findi

we work together, we can find a way out of th

f his words sinking in. Final

increasingly suspicious. He followed Mia one evening, his h

undeniable. He clenched his fists, his mind racing. M

e dark with anger. Giovanni was in his st

d, his voice tight.

p, his eyes narro

fore speaking. "It's Mia. She's

on turned to stone.

Marco said. "They've be

er simmering just beneath the sur

we do?" M

emind her where her loyalties lie. And if she r