(KRYSTAL'S POV)
Being around Salvatore Vipera feels… weird.
And not weird in the harmless way.
Weird as in my nerves never stop buzzing. Weird as in my heart keeps pounding for no reason every time he shifts in his seat, or glances up, or crosses one leg over the other. Weird as in everything about him makes me feel like I'm one wrong move away from being swallowed whole.
Everything about him is intimidating.
The way he speaks.
The way he walks.
The way he carries himself like the entire world should move aside when he enters a room.
Even his silence feels dangerous.
Since we left Raffaele's mansion and brought Val to the hospital, the only thing Salvatore has said to me was to ask if I'm the girlfriend he'd heard about.
I told him yes.
He gave me one quiet nod.
And since then, he hasn't acknowledged my existence again.
Now it's just the three of us sitting in the hospital waiting area.
Salvatore.
Angelo.
And me.
