Page 15 of Deadly Sins: Greed

“Do you know who he is?” I asked.

“Donatello Messina, the second best hitman in the area.”

I suspected Vincenzo was the first.

Vincenzo confirmed Donatello was truly dead and then turned his attention on us. “Sloane, Giovanni, you guys all right?”

I felt weak and strong at the same time.

Giovanni squeezed my shoulder. “Breathe, Sloane, and it will all be okay.”

But it wouldn’t be, and it would never be, not as long as he was even the smallest part of my life.

“I ...I’m glad you’re okay,” I said. “I have to go. I have to get out of here.”

“I know,” Giovanni said. “We will.”

Wewouldn’t be doing anything.

He released me, and I walked away. “Take care, Giovanni.”

He followed me outside. “Sloane, wait.”

I glanced back. “What?”

“My feelings for you have never changed. Don’t go. I still love you.”

I knew he did, and I supposed a small piece of me had love for him too, only it wasn’t the same feeling he felt for me. It was more of a childish love, the love a girl had for a boy before experiencing the love of a man.

A real man.

“Take care of yourself,” I said. “Goodbye, Giovanni.”

I picked my phone out of my pocket and dialed, smiling when a familiar voice said hello.

“Cade, it’s me,” I said. “I love you. I’m coming home.”

THE END