Chapter 123

Zane's POV After dinner with Anna and Lucian, I returned to Garcia's apartment. I was just about to rest when my phone rang—Bruno. "I'm leaving for Italy," he told me. "What? You're going to Italy?" I blurted, completely taken aback. "So suddenly? What happened?" There was a pause before his voice came again. "Boss's orders. He wants me there to handle business." "I see…" My mind flashed back to Garcia's grim expression earlier, when he had come into the bedroom and told Bruno to follow him into the study. From his serious tone, I had known something was weighing on him, but I hadn't realized it meant sending Bruno away. "When are you leaving?" I asked. "Tomorrow," Bruno replied. "I'm already packing." "Tomorrow?" I repeated, shocked. "Why the rush? We didn't even get a chance for a proper farewell." A wave of sadness settled over me. Bruno was the only real friend I had in Garcia's world—the one person I could speak to openly, sharing both my struggles and my joys. The thought of losi