"Well Will, what the hell am I doing here?"

"Well you see at first it was just about Morretti and getting back at him but then I found out you have some skills of your own."

"Which are?"

"You are quite the hacker." Will says with a smirk.

"And what? You want to stalk an ex girlfriend? Move on man. You are better off without her." Anna teases.

Will slams his hand down on the table in front of her and she notices a gun.

"I don't want to have to shoot you Anastasia, but I will."

"What do you want me to do?" Anna asks defeated. Will leans forward impressed with himself.

"You're just going to transfer some money."

***

"Where the fuck is she?"

"You are the one who took her out of my protection. You put her in danger."

"I was rescuing her from this hell hole!"

"Luce calm down." Elliot Places as hand on his sister's shoulder but she shrugs it off.

"Hell hole?"

"You trapped her here! She hated it!" Lucy's words make Marcello fume. Anna was telling him she loved it. What was she telling Lucy?

"Get out!"

"Excuse me?"

"Get out!"

"Marc we are just trying to help find Annie." Elliot offers.

"I don't need your help. Especially you." Marc nods in Lucy's direction.

"I don't know why you are blaming me!" Lucy shouts as Elliot drags her out of the warehouse. "You the Don. It is your fault she is involved in the first place. By being with Annie you signed her death certificate."

Marc's scotch glass collides with the door just as Elliot shuts it. Next his fist pounds down on his desk.

Today is Christmas. The warehouse is decorated. Parts of dinner are prepared. The only thing missing, the one who made Christmas happen. Anastasia.

"Don." Luca's voice makes Marc look up. Despite his best efforts Marc lets one tear escape. It rolls down his chin and Luca sighs.

"What?" Marc snaps angry heat let his emotions get he better of him. Emotions will not help him find Anna.

"The Irish sent a message. They have her."

Luca holds up his phone. Several shots of Anna tied to a chair, gag in her mouth and gun to her head. The caption read, 'ten million or we kill her.'

Marc curses in Italian as he pulls out his phone. Dialling straight away he presses it his ear.

"McDermant Construction Wendy speaking."

"I'd like to speak to William."

"Mr McDermant is in a meeting-"

"It is Marcello Morretti, I will speak to Will now!"

"Mr Morretti I didn't recognise your...I'm sorry. I'll just-"

The line goes dead before being picked up seconds later.

"Marc? To what do I owe this pleasure?"

"Cut the shit Will let me talk to her!"

"Her who?"

"Anna!"

"Oh of course! Your girlfriend. Hold on one second she is here somewhere." Marc could hear Will smirking through the phone. "No funny business." Will says to Anna.

"Marcello?" Anna's voice is scared.

"Anna. Are you ok?"

"I'm fine. I just need to be quick." Anna speaks in fastest Italian she can. "They have me hacking. Don't give them the money because they have already taken it! I have secured a safe guard. Don't rescue me Marc. I'll be ok."

"Anna you have got to be joking."

"Please just trust me." Anna says in quiet Italian.

"That's it time is up. You better not have done something stupid pretty lady." Will's voice sails down the phone line.

"Put Anastasia back on." Marcello growls.

"Sorry bud she is a little tied up." Will laughs. "You be here tonight at eight with the money, I want cash FYI, and I'll think about letting her go."

"No!" Anna cries out and her voice becomes muffled.

"You lay a finger on her and you'll pay McDermant."

"It is nice to know you have a heart Morretti. Even nicer when I can use it to my advantage."

...

McDermant's men lead Marcello and Luca into their loading yard.

"Gentleman so kind of you to join us." Will greets them with a smirk. "You have the money?"

"Outside in the van." Luca snaps. "That is where we make the exchange."

"I don't really think that is up to you." Will laughs and Anna is dragged into the room. Marc clenches his fist as the sight of her bruised face.

"I told you not to-"

"She is a chatty one this one," Will cuts him off. "She never knows when to shut up."

"Maybe I wouldn't need to talk so much if people did what they were told!" Anna snaps with an eye roll. "I'm fine Marcello. But you are a dead man if you think I'll forget the fact that you ignored me."

"I don't take orders from you mio amore."

"Enough of this reunion!" Will shouts. "Money now if I end her."

The next five minutes are a blur for Anna. At some point they all end up out the front of the Irish loading dock. Anna is pushed into Luca's arms as the money is handed over. Anna struggles against Luca but he holds her back.

When the rest of Marcello's men arrived it turns into an all out gun fight. Everyone freezes as Will shouts. He calls every single persons attention as he points his gun at Anna. At the last second Marcello jumps in the way and suddenly there are bullets flying everywhere.

Anna doesn't notice anyone or anything else as she breaks free of Luca's hold.

The wound is obvious, shot to the stomach. Marc smirks up at her his eyes losing their light.

"I l-love you A-Anastasia."

"You're an idiot."

"I'd d-do it again." Marc croaks out.

"What?"

"E-Everything with y-you. I lov-" Marc loses consciousness and Anna falls into a fit of sobs.

Anna clings to Marc through it all never leaving his side. The one thing she regrets, her lost opportunity...never saying it back.

I love you too Marcello.