"I got all the thanks I need from your sister," he replied.
"Which brings me to the next…" She inhaled slowly. "What are your intentions toward my sister?"
He leaned back in his chair, folding his hands over his abdomen. Was he about to have this conversation with a teenager? In his own office, under the silent observation of a man who would kill on his command? He let out a low chuckle. "What?" he said. "Are you going to break my legs if I hurt her? Is this where this is going?"
"Actually yes. My sister has spent her life protecting me," she continued. "Working for us. Holding that shop together with her bare hands. When Inferi attacked the shop, her first instinct was to hide me. And you know what I did?" Valentina pressed on. "I stayed hidden. I listened while he beat her. She has always been the shield," Valentina said. "And I have always been the one behind it."
"She is quite protective of you," Luca acknowledged.
The resemblance between the sisters was undeniable.
