Chapter 101 The other Rosolini brothers all came up shortly thereafter and welcomed me into the family with a private toast. Adriano stood with his arm around my waist, and Dario held Alessandra close by his side. “To our new sister, Bianca,” Dario said as he raised his glass. “Welcome

Chapter 100 The rest of the evening was wonderful, too, as we danced and ate under a beautiful Tuscan sky. At one point, Roberto approached me while Adriano was talking to someone else. Though Roberto and Niccolo were fraternal twins, they looked almost exactly alike – although Roberto always wore

Chapter 99 The big day came… and it was perfect. My friends from design school all came… As did a dozen of my parents’ friends. Alessandra was my maid of honor, and my roommate Emma was a bridesmaid. Dario was Adriano’s best man, and Massimo was the groomsman. But oddly,

Chapter 98 And yet, an even happier moment came just four weeks later… When we got married. It all happened in a blur… But a lot happened before that. Alessandra and Dario came to visit me before I was discharged. As soon as she saw me, Alessandra got a look

Chapter 97 I opened my eyes. I was in a beige room. Off to my right was a huge window. Through it I could see the rooftops of old Florence and the sun shining down from a deep blue sky. There was a high-pitched beep… beep… beep . It reminded

Chapter 96 For a long time, there was only darkness. There wasn’t anything to see… but I felt like I was moving from room to room, wandering in a maze of shadows. Occasionally faces would appear like ghosts – The faces of people I loved. My mother… My father… Adriano.

Chapter 95 The Rolls hit the guard rail. The metal buckled immediately in a shower of sparks – And the car flipped. “NOOOOOOOO!” I screamed in horror. I saw the guy with the rocket launcher jerk back, the tube ripped from his shoulder by the impact – And he disappeared

Chapter 94 It felt like an eternity… But it probably happened in less than two seconds. While the sandy-haired man was getting into position. I knew without a doubt that if he fired it, Adriano would die. I couldn’t let that happen. I couldn’t. Our car was speeding along a

Chapter 93 The gunman was coming back out of the sunroof… But he no longer had an Uzi. He had something else braced on top of his shoulder. “What the hell is that?” Massimo muttered. Suddenly, I knew. “ROCKET LAUNCHER!” I screamed. “BRAKE, BRAKE – ” Massimo slammed on the

Chapter 92 The sandy-haired man opened a bulky container sitting on the back seat – And pulled out an olive-colored metal cylinder. It was about two feet long and four inches in diameter. There were small rectangular blocks affixed to the top like some sort of gunsights. Then he pulled