Chapter 120

• CORINA
• I wake up to the feeling of warm soft pillows contrasted with the dull throbbing pain near my temple. My head feels heavy, but I’m not sure if it is the pain or something else. Was I drugged? I struggle to get up into a sitting position. As my eyes open wider, I realize that I’m not at Dante’s apartment. Or anywhere familiar. I’m in what appears to be a hotel room. A deluxe, to be precise. It’s large enough to be too expensive for someone like me, but too small to be considered a suite.
• Where am I? A memory flashes in my mind. Rob and Sal arguing. Gunshots. Someone knocking me unconscious and now here. Is Rob okay? But if I am here alone… Panic sets in. I should get out of here. Wherever here is. I rush to the large floor-to-ceiling windows. They offer a view of the city skyline. The flashing neon lights which would bother me any other day bring me comfort. I’m still in the city. I look around to gauge where I am. I spot the Grand Palazzo on the other end of the city. I note other landmarks closer to where I am. Judging from where the Grand Palazzo is, that must mean I am… No, it could not be. I am in Saccone’s hotel and casino. Jesse sent me to Saccone? How could she? Was she working with him the entire time? My head begins to hurt even more. Whatever the case is, I had to get out of here.