A Deadly Betrayal — Episode 9

You, you dare! Raphael's mother was shaking with rage. She pointed a finger at me. The room erupted into chaos.

Leo and Nico scrambled to help her, caught completely off guard. I watched the circus with cold indifference, then turned and went I didn't pack a thing. Everything in this house was tainted by Raphael.

It all made my stomach turn. I only grabbed my purse and my car keys, my phone bug, a new text. It was from my best friend, Sophia Falcone. She was the daughter of the Falcone family, the most powerful of New York's five

The text was simple. Sweetie, I heard what happened. Maybe you need a change of scenery? My brother has a penthouse overlooking Central Court.

That's just sitting empty. You should move in for a while. the sky outside was dark threatening a storm i was weighing her offer if i went to my own place leo and nico would find me and i didn't want the hassle my screen lit up again an unknown number

For the last five years, whenever I was out late, sick, or on a stormy night like this, a short text would arrive from this number.