The Weight of Guilt

SERAFINA

“I want you to know that I wanted to be here,” he began, his voice low, steady but heavy. “But when Rosa called Matteo, we had to divide and conquer. I told Matteo to go after Dante and Rosa, so I could come after you. Because I knew… if Vance and Igor’s men had taken you out of the city, it would be harder to find you. So I had to come quickly.”

He paused, his eyes dark with exhaustion,