Chapter 62. Against All Odds

LORENZIO

Rome, Italy

"Boss, ETA's 15 minutes if we take the shortcut." Sitting behind the wheel and wearing a leather jacket, Lele glanced behind to regard me after switching gears.

The road signs said we weren't too far from the airport. Olive trees and oleanders seemed to flourish in this part of the region. Lush greens and some old alders lined the roadsides.

The drive had been smooth the past ten minutes.  No road accidents or any other nuisances so far. We'd reach the airport earlier than Mykaela thought.

"What shortcut?" I looked up before my fingers got busy on my phone again.

"The new shortcut Marco was talking about." Lele drove the SUV past traffic, speeding up to avoid getting stuck with the rush hour crowd.

We had to borrow Alissa's SUV, and she'd instructed two of their security staff to escort us after we bid goodbye to her and Rafa. With Mykaela's help, we made sure that Alissa's cosmetic surgeon friend would stay in the