Page 112 of Sweetest Sin

“Do you want to hold Justin?” I ask Matteo, who has been watching from afar since we got home, but has made no move to come near either of the babies.

“Nah.” He chuckles. “Pretty sure I would break him or drop him.”

I’m about to tell him that’s not true when the front door opens, and Daniil walks in, a serious expression on his face.

“Boss,” he says to Dominick, “we have an issue.”

My heart drops.

It’s been quiet.

We started to think what Anthony had said was a lie to scare us.

But deep down, we always knew the other shoe would drop.

“What’s going on?” Dominick asks as Matteo stands and walks over to join them.

“The police are here,” Daniil says, “and they’re looking for Matteo. They have a warrant for his arrest.”

I gasp at the same time Matteo curses under his breath.

“And to what do I owe the pleasure?” he asks the officer who is standing in the doorway.

The officer steps inside and starts to read him his rights. I don’t understand it all, but from the little I do, he’s being arrested for money laundering.

Matteo scoffs when the officer finishes. “Really? That’s what you guys have on me?” He glances at Dominick, and they exchange a look. “You know this shit isn’t going to stick,” Matteo says as they cuff him and take him away.

“Just doing my job,” the officer says.

“Why are they doing this?” I ask Dominick once they’re gone.

“Because they want Matteo put away,” he says, turning to Daniil. “Lock the house and the property down,” he says in a tone that sends a chill up my spine. “There’s only one reason someone wants Matteo behind bars. They don’t want him to interfere in whatever they have planned.”