“Food will be here within the hour. Electricity will be restored tomorrow morning. Someone will fix your door.”

Sarah stared at him.

“I don’t understand. Why are you helping us?”

Rocco glanced at Emma.

“Because someone used my name to hurt your family.”

His voice hardened slightly.

“And that makes it personal.”

What he didn’t say was that Vincent Caruso had just signed his own death warrant.

But first, Rocco needed to understand how deep the betrayal went.

Because in Rocco’s world there were rules.

And the most important rule was simple.

You never target innocent families.

You never steal food from children.

You never leave mothers choosing between medicine and meals.

Vincent had broken that rule.