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Luca’s face was a mask of fury as he stared at my capturer Matteo twisted the knives in his hands over and over again, his eyes flickering to Gianna’s tre This night could very well end with all of us drowning in our own blood

“Let her go, Vitali,” Luca snarled

Vitali grabbed my throat “I don’t think so”

I could barely breathe in his hold, but all I could think about was that I could lose everyone I loved tonight I hoped they’d killeveryone die

“You took so that belongs to you” Vitali licked my cheek and I almost threw up “I want to knohere it is”

Luca took a step forward, then froze as Vitali raised the knife to uns down or I’ll cut her throat”

Vitali was stupid when he thought Luca would do that, but then I watched in horror as Luca dropped his guns on the floor

“Your wife tastes delicious I wonder if she tastes this delicious everywhere” He turnedhim His foul breath hitme, but I wished he’d look away I didn’t want him to see this Vitali’s lips came closer I was sure I’d throw up

I tried to lean back but he laughed nastily and grippedhadinto ue over my chin, I slipped my hand into my back pocket, pulled the knife out, released the blade and rah

He cried out, stu back and then all hell broke loose Luca practically flew through the rooainst him as he sliced Vitali’s throat open from one ear to the other Theout, then he toppled over Bullets tore through the air, and there was screaround was slippery with blood and only Luca’s firht He must have dropped the knife at so bullet after bullet out of a sleek black gun with a silencer I picked up a gun lying in a pool of blood It was slippery in ood Suddenly Roone from her spot on the floor

Luca shot another eneuy as his oas out of bullets, when one of the Russian un at Luca I cried out in warning and at the sauy and fired I didn’t even think about it I’d sworn to ht even if meant I had to die first

The bullet hit uy in the head and he dropped to the ground dead Luca ripped me to the side, but my vision turned black

When I ca me in his arms It was silent around us except for someone’s whimpers It took me a moment to realize they were h me and I wished I’d stayed unconscious but I needed to know if everyone was alright “You okay?” I croaked

Luca treritted out “But you aren’t” He was pressing down on my shoulder That probably explained the pain The back and front of my shirt were slick with a warm liquid

“What about Gianna, Lily and Fabi?” I whispered even as darkness wanted to claiain