Chapter 120. Lorenzo

Anna stepped onto the bus, her fingers tightening around the strap of her shirt blouse as she took a seat near the back. 

She did not want to be seen. She also didn’t want to be talked to. That was why she went to the back. 

She kept her head down, trying to keep her nerves in check.

The city moved past in a blur as the bus moved, but she wasn’t really seeing it. 

All she could think about was what she was walking into. Meeting with Vito Marino was a gamble—one that could go either way.

But first of all, she had to meet with her mother at the library. 

Her phone vibrated in her pocket, jolting her from her thoughts. She pulled it out, expecting it to be her mother, but the screen showed an unknown number.

Frowning, she hesitated before answering.

“Hello?”

Silence.

Then a low, distorted voice crackled through the speaker.

“You shouldn’t be looking for Vito, Anna.”

Her blood ran cold. But she quickly