Chapter Eighty Two- Unprompted

Rafael stared back at everyone. “What?” He questioned, confused. The man had been listening intently but he didn’t understand how he got roped into all of this. It was as if they jumped multiple different possibilities and landed on him first and foremost. “You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to. It was just an option.” Mia hated herself at this moment in time. She really had thrown a loved one under the bus like that. It was selfish of her. She couldn't expect someone to wholeheartedly agree to her plan. One person already put themselves in harm’s way and was now paying the price. Mikey had gotten his punishment for betraying them.  However, Rafael was innocent. There was no need for him to be punished for no reason. He hadn’t done anything and it should stay like that. Lorenzo patted Mia on the knee. Her husband could tell that she deeply regretted her words. The woman had just gotten so determined that she forgot she couldn’t simply speak for everyone.  Li