Chapter 101

Christopher POV

"I don't fucking want to hear it, Luciano!" I snapped, my voice sharp and cutting through the air. My fists clenched at my sides, and I could feel the tension radiating off him, but I didn't care. "All I wanted to do was help you, not betray my boss!"

Luciano scoffed, stepping closer, his eyes narrowing as if he didn't believe me. "Help me? By working for the man who made my life hell? Do you even hear yourself?"

I turned away, running a hand through my hair, trying to calm the storm raging inside me. "This isn't about him. This is about you. About you dragging me into your mess."

He laughed bitterly. "Dragging you into my mess? Don't you dare pretend you're innocent in all this. You're still letting the rich play you like a pawn, just like always. What are you, Christopher? Some kind of dog? A lapd