Chapter 10
People screamed upstairs.
Detective Hall pushed us back against the wall.
“Stay here.”
Rocco ignored him.
Alina grabbed his arm.
“Rocco, no.”
“Our daughter is up there.”
He moved.
So did I.
I do not know why I followed.
Maybe because Serena had once slipped me a fifty-dollar tip when Dominic wasn’t looking.
Maybe because I had seen sadness behind her diamonds.
Maybe because I had already picked up one truth tonight and could not leave the rest on the floor.
We reached the main floor.
Members were hiding under tables.
Security had weapons drawn.
Serena stood near the bar with blood on her white sleeve.
Not hers.
Dominic had broken free from one officer and grabbed a gun from a guard.
Now he held it near Serena’s ribs.
His face was wild.
“Everyone calm down!”
Serena looked terrified.
“Dominic, what are you doing?”
Rocco stepped forward.
“Let her go.”
Dominic laughed.
“You always wanted what was mine.”
Alina appeared beside Rocco.
Serena saw her.
Her eyes widened.
“Who is that?”
Dominic tightened his arm around her.
“Nobody.”
Alina’s voice broke.
“Serena.”
Serena froze.
“How do you know my name?”
Alina lifted a shaking hand.
“I gave it to you.”
The room seemed to hold its breath.
Dominic shouted, “Shut up!”
Serena looked from Alina to Rocco.
Her face crumpled with confusion.
“What is happening?”
Rocco said, “You are our daughter.”
Dominic pressed the gun harder.
“She is my fiancée.”
Serena went still.
Then whispered, “You said my parents sold me.”
Alina sobbed.
“No.”
Dominic’s grip loosened for one second.
Serena drove her heel into his foot.
I threw the tray I was holding at his face.
May you like
The gun hit the marble.
Detective Hall tackled him.
