The Crimson Throne
ion. The air was thick with gunpowder,
orn leather surface. Matteo sat across from her, his wrists zip-tied, his
etween them w
ything," Adri
ter locked away in one of his safehouses. H
had suspected as much, but
e is
. It's a trap. Salerno knew you'd come for m
ed. "Of co
tudying Matteo. "And yet,
. "Because I thought
t the wall, arms c
. "Now I know the only wa
was a fragile thing, especially now
this," she sa
-
aki
tskirts of the city-a fortress di
the cover of darkness, moving
ision. Enzo disabled the security feed. Adriana an
, not after what he did. But s
alls, Matteo whispered, "Sh
t her, then we burn th
s clenched. "
urned with cold
-
Firs
ched the
d to the wall, bruised but alive. Her
at
voice shaking. "I'm h
y was an
cut her restraints
g to his knees-blood bloo
firing before she e
ard dr
rsed, rushing t
ps thundered
Adriana growled. "G
abella and Matteo, hauli
stayed
she coul
no wa
-
ace with
sipping whiskey like he hadn'
yes gleaming with amusement. "I was be
un. "I'm here to fin
his glass down. "You sou
ers tightened
kille
did he get himself killed playing
"You think I don't hav
hink you do. That's why I
lowed, her mind sharp
h
uns
behind the desk as a bul
and he wasn't pla
m cover and firing-one shot to
ollapsed,
rd, pressing her barr
mured. "Do I look
rough the pain. "Yo
ulled the
-
d of a
om the warehouse, flames w
d Matteo stood outside,
ed to her.
na no
ked. "So
the fire, then at
We reb
away-because this wasn't j
about
uca had just cla