Knife's Edge

Viviana's POV

I had just put Rocco into bed for a quick evening nap when a text from the Colombos arrived.

We believe you. Meet us. We’ll discuss terms.

My fingers went cold around the phone.

So this was it. The moment where pretending stopped being an experiment and became something real, something dangerous. Final.

I sank down onto the edge of the bed, staring at the screen long after it had dim