Mr. Regnante

went about their day. Some of them seated outside at the cafes, some of

to enjoy the last of the pleasant weather before they considered centrally heated

fore making her way to her car. She had just buckled in her seatbelt when her passenger's door burst ope

she stared at him in shock, her eyes

ue eyes looking around rapidly. Both of his hands were smeared with blood,

to action. Pushing down on the accelerator, driving

man beside her did have a

It was seeping through his shirt and pooling onto his lap. Bile rose in the girl's throat and she knew she had to do something

in the direction of the highway, checking her mir

..me-to th

ood loss if you don't allow me to stem the blood flow." She explained as he squ

...all I know...you

gun, mister. You tell me

yes against the pain, a groan escaping his

ine!" He

a first aid kit. Holding up her hands, she displayed the kit before approaching and opening the door, find

taking... any

rt. Apologizing when he winced in pain. Suddenly his trembling grew worse as she started to clean

oing int

into hyperactive shock." She explained as she ins

ange

if anyone is waiting for you

d niece...and my

that are waiting for you to get back

as Rosalie gauzed his wound, "I-is 6-ye

d managed to stem the blood flow for now as Arcangelo's breathing calm

g the road...

the back and draped it over him. Helping him get settled back in the seat, she

nced at Arcangelo's figure. Watching him seated silently, the gun loose

him for a moment before turning back to the road. "You could h

n you would have died in my car, and I don'

hink you should

ant to live with the reality of having the chance to save s

g in the middle of the road, men in suits standing with guns clasped in the

her and more went towards Arcangelo who was attempting to get out

was pulled out of the car. They held her at gunpoint as her knees buckled. Swallow

ver his shoulder while they wer

ie's eyes to snap open while she watched them. Arcangelo making ey

nd you'r

rove away, leaving a trai

ntly, forcing her to collapse to her knees as a terrified sob wracked through her

el road, but one thing was for certain, her

lood on her hands, she stumbled to her f

The drive was a long one, and it felt even longer with her impatience to get back. The moment she parked her car, sh

scurrying away from him and into the elevator, pressing the sixth

coming exams. Nowhere in her schedule did she plan

y's events, her eyes dilating and her breathing become shallow

e. Ex

ha

ha

athing exercises. Heaving a breath of relief, she

ds the door, she quickly locked it, even putting the chain into place before leaning her head against t

erself as she wiped away

lder, resulting in a frightened scream from her. Rosalie was shoved into her wall, a pained whimper escaping h

he struggled against his hold, the resistance r

her as tears streamed down her face, h

ed out in panic. "I

e to me,

now anything!" She so

t dangling off the floor as she struggled to pry his hands off her neck. He watched her with

lapse to the floor in a coughing heap as the man above her reached

as she coughed to regain her breathing, hunched o

ain her composure, her eyes closed and her entire body relaxed against the wooden fl

hed herself up and rubbed at her eyes before rummaging in her bag for the device. Turni

pain that shot through her,

ooking in the mirror. Once she stepped out, she wiped her hand on

ender to the touch and it ached whenever she attempted to speak

d to skip out on the day's cla

go through yesterday

ied to eat but ended throwing up. Eventually, she dec

various people. After responding to the messages with an excuse of the flu, she collapsed back to sleep. Her eyes alm

dream, a deep, dark and velvety voice spe

s to her neck followed

en sure!" A new voi

as been through enough traumas already. And if she's smart enough, she knows not to open her mouth. Not only because she doesn't know the w

d to find the source of the voices b

ched, wanting to know why they put her through this and what

d to know

t word. The pain suddenly intensified and jolted her out of her sleep as

ted something like this to happen. Her fingers trembling as she brought them up to her neck, having sworn f

Antonio

r his name right and here

table to grab her phone, but some

ing herself a note. Lifting it above her face, she instantly knew it wasn't her

en up your airway enough to make breathing bearable.

A