The temptation of my brother-in-law

Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Seven

Malachi’s POV

I arrived at the Moretti estate at exactly two PM.

Alone, as she’d requested. Maurice had argued about it. Said I was walking into a trap. That the Morettis could kill me and dump my body somewhere no one would find it.

I’d told him I didn’t care.

If Alicia wanted me dead, I’d give her that too.

The gates opened before I could announce myself. Someone had been watching. Waiting.

I drove up the long driveway. The estate looked different in daylight. Less like a fortress. More like a home.

Alessandro met me at the door. His face was carefully neutral.

"She’s in the garden. Follow me."

We walked through the house in silence. I noticed the damage from yesterday. Bullet holes in walls. Broken glass. Blood stains on marble floors.

My fault. I’d brought this to their door.