CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY SIX – SOMETHING BIG IS COMING

As the door closed behind him, Rebecca sank onto the bed, her heart racing. All she could do now was wait, and hope that the man she loved would return to her safely. In the silence of the safehouse, Rebecca reflected on the whirlwind her life had become. From a small-town baker's daughter to the lover of a mafia boss trying to change his world. It was more than she had ever dreamed of, and terrifying in its intensity. The night was unusually quiet, the city's usual bustle muted by the late hour. Rebecca lay awake, her mind racing with thoughts of the future and the precarious situation they found themselves in. Luca's soft breathing beside her was a comforting rhythm, a reminder that despite everything, they were together. Suddenly, a muffled sound from outside broke the silence. Rebecca's heart leapt into her throat as she sat up, straining her ears. There it was again – a faint scraping noise, like someone trying to move stealthily. "Luca," she whispered urgently, shaking him ge