Sweet Temptation by Cora Reilly

Her worried expression compelled me to pick up my phone again. Usually I
would have called Luca directly, but that seemed unwise in the current situation.
“Pack our bags and get Simona and Daniele ready. We need to leave in thirty
minutes. I’ll ask my father about Kiara.”
Father picked up at once. “Faro told you?”
“He did. That can wait until our meeting. I need info on Ermano’s daughter
and wife.”
“The kid is alive, but Ermano shot his wife.”
Father’s voice held a note that set my teeth on edge. “All right. I’ve been
talking to friends in New York, trying to get a feel for Luca’s current mood, if
he’s done killing—”
“Everything’s going to be fine.”
“You should have told him everything, Cassio.”
“Father, it’s going to be fine. The past is the past. Telling Luca now would
definitely be my death sentence.”
I hung up and went into the bedroom where Giulia was packing our bags.
Her eyes were fearful when she met my gaze.
“Kiara is alive but her mother’s dead.”
Giulia covered her mouth with her palm. “What’s going to happen to her?”
“Luca still got a few relatives he could ask to take the girl in.” I took the bags
from her. “Come now. I really need to get back.”
She nodded slowly, still looking a bit stunned. I walked over to her, cupping
her cheek. “Everything will be fine.”
The drive back passed in relative silence. Giulia was lost in thought, and Simona
fell asleep as she usually did in the car.
Elia and Domenico were already in my house when we arrived. They helped
carry everything inside. Giulia followed me as I changed into my usual business
attire.
“Where’s the meeting taking place?”
I knotted my tie. “You don’t know the place. It’s a nightclub.”
I could tell that Giulia wanted to ask more questions, but I didn’t want to talk
business with her. I kissed her lips lightly. “Don’t wait up tonight. It’ll be very
late.”
On my way out of the house, I called Faro again. “Everything set up?”
“Yes, everyone’s on their way.”
“Have our watchers said anything about movement in the clubhouse?”
“They seem to have a meeting. All the bikes are in front of the club.”
Now that Luca had destroyed an entire chapter in cold blood, the retribution