na's
hospital suite for l
, strode down the empty hallway, a
er on his face, and gripped the edges of the p
d into t
s that used to be mine-we
nds. As the smoke rose, he stared at his reflection and muttered u
his phone an
he demanded into the re
ence met him o
's forehead: "You use
He leaned against the sink, his chest heaving, his breat
ounded outs
e, straightened his suit, pushe
Francesca's bed, holding a clipboar
ating rapidly," the doctor said in a lo
ceiling, looking
a starte
er voice trembling. "I don't
into his arms. He looked down at her, his eyes filled with
absolute. "I swear on my name as Don, no matter the c
n his chest, sobbing: "Woul
swe
orner, watching
t an overwhelming
yes, and he was usin
he night when Dant
house, his hand grippin
out here,"
. Leo's arms hung limply at his sides, his broken finge
is eyes unfocused, hi
him, lightly tapping the
time," he lowered his
down his chin, dripping onto the concrete. He looked at D
a... i
ghtened into a hard k
of his hand bulged, pulsing with his rapid breaths.
ac
s beads of blood splattered through the air.
k! C
ered with a near-insane amount of force. Leo's body
roared, his voice ech
overed in blood, but he managed to
ated. "You'll n
e st
the whip to a soldier and pulled out his phone. He snapped a few p
ell," he said, handing the device to
e warehouse. The iron door opened and closed. A few seconds
the heavy doors at the back of
rushe
wrinkled and stained. She looked
wounds on his chest still oozing. Hearing t
om
mbled forward, trying to run to hi
her, looking down at her
adfully calm. "Are you finally ready
bloodshot eyes was nothin
pled piece of paper from her pocket. She
s her l
rumpled paper h
ff and fell
ning. He didn't even bother to bend down and pi
he scoffed. "You think you can br
r and lead the way. Let her persona
't struggle; she just stared at Dante, a l
hrough the night f
pushed the door open and stepped out. He l
rassy hills. Rows upo
ty cem
osa. His eyes turned dangerous, l
ought m
the gates and made her way up the hill. Dante fo
topped in front
te photo-a photo of me. Below it was my n
at photo. He stare
let out
Rosa. "An elaborately designed charade. Y
u think I'll believe this? You think just throwing
eamed down her cheeks, but she did
voice was raspy but firm. "Wheth
r. Rosa stumbled and fell to the gro
is a load of bullshit. She's hiding in some corner of Europe wit
finish his
gripping a cell phone. He stood beh
ss.
d, his face impati
owed hard. His ha
ords Matteo deleted and found the origi
stared
oes tha
a deep breath, hi
anna... she did
rage: "She donated her corneas to you.
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