Chapter 8 - THE NIGHT EVELYN WAS FOLLOWED
The first threat arrived two weeks later.
I was leaving the hospital after visiting my mother.
A black sedan followed me for six blocks.
At first, I thought I was imagining it.
Then the car turned every time I did.
My heart began pounding.
I called Luca.
He answered immediately.
“Evelyn?”
“Someone is following me.”
His voice changed.
“Where are you?”
I told him.
He instructed me to drive toward a police station rather than home.
I did.
The sedan disappeared before I arrived.
Luca met me there.
He looked at me.
“Are you hurt?”
I shook my head.
He exhaled.
Then wrapped his arms around me.
For a long moment, he said nothing.
Finally, he whispered, “I'm sorry.”
I looked up.
“For what?”
“For bringing you into this family.”
I shook my head.
“You didn't know.”
His eyes filled.
“But I should have protected you.”
May you like
I touched his face.
“Then protect us now.”
