#Chapter 48: A Dangerous Offer

Aurora POV A few days after Dominic and Romero left to go underground, I find myself in the backseat of a car with Gianna next to me as the sound of a loud rap song plays from the speakers, practically rattling the windows. I don’t realize how tightly I’m gripping the edge of my seat until the car turns up the long gravel drive of the Caruso family estate and soon my childhood home is in sight. We shouldn’t be here. Dominic wouldn’t allow this, not after what happened last time, but the twins seemed eager to listen to Gianna’s pleas this morning about coming back to visit her father for the afternoon, ending with us all cramming into a car and heading back to the lion’s den. I shift uncomfortably beside her, shooting her a sideways glance when she practically kicks the door open to get out once the car is parked. I hesitate to follow after her, my legs refusing to move even when the back door is popped open and Marco’s face appears. “You coming?” He asks. Gianna’s