Chapter 24

Antonio let Mariana go with a smug look. 

“What the fuck, man?” Gianni asked, walking towards the scared girl with tears in her eyes.

“Ana, are you okay?” he whispered, and she choked out a sob and then nodded lightly.

“Go upstairs to Marco’s room. He has been looking for you,” he added, and she nodded. Then without looking back, she ran out of the room past the men at the dining table, who gave her curious looks and went upstairs.

She heard the screaming and shattering of things from the kitchen but didn’t turn back. She almost fell down the stairs when her shoes slipped but kept going up through the hallway to the third room on the left.

She could hear the screams getting louder, but she didn’t care until she tripped and fell to her knees with a scream. She couldn’t help the sobs that escaped her lips as she held on to the wall and walked into Marco’s room, which was wide open