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“Z-Zander.” I struggle to lift my trembling hands that feel numb and heavy, but I manage to lightly press them against his cheeks, which are drenched with sweat.He’s completely soaked, as if he ran miles to get here.“I… was… going to die?”
I sound confused, and maybe my words are just as disorientated, but he shakes his head and presses his forehead against mine.
“You know in your damn soul, I’d never let it happen. If you didn’t, I’ll tell you here and now. You aren’t dying without me, Dolcezza. I’d rather be dead than be left to face this fuckery without you,” he vows, as if we’ve known each other for eternity.
Almost like star-crossed lovers who’ve finally found their place to call home.
It could be the state of shock I’m in or the bewilderment surrounding my survival, but I smile as my vision blurs because of the pooling tears in my eyes.
“How romantic,” I whisper and take an unsteady breath. “Z-Zander.”
He meets my concerned gaze, and I can see the realization and understanding.
He looks behind him, and I manage to get a glimpse of Ares running toward us with Kian and Arlo in tow. I’m even more surprised they got here so fast, but maybe my call gave them my location.
That wasn’t even my phone…
Nothing makes sense, but I can’t focus on any of it.
All I do is look further around, desperate to lock eyes on that betraying bastard. That harvest of rage brewing within the depths of my heart screams for revenge as the realization hits me hard.
Domino was going to let me die… and he dared run away?
He took me from the house and laid me here as if it were my final punishment for not following his orders. I can’t comprehend it because it’s too extreme.
Yet… those man’s eyes are nothing like the boy who bullied me years ago. They don’t match the eyes of the man who looked at me as though we could work together to get to our destinations in this lethal game weeks ago.
His eyes replicated the gaze of a villain.
One who would do anything to get exactly what he desired.
In my entire life, the only one who instilled such a vibe was my own father.
And now… here we are.
Repeating the cycle…
Only it’s no longer my father wishing for my demise.
It’s his son.
My half-brother.
“Dolcezza?” I can hear Zander calling for me.Or maybe shaking me.I can’t tell, especially when my eyes roll back, and I go limp like a lifeless log.
“Shit!” I hear Ares curse, then Zander’s repeating my various names.
“Don’t shake her! She’s about to seize.”
“Seize?” Ares demands.
“Seizures,” I hear Arlo declare in urgency. It’s the first time I’ve heard his voice sound worried. “Keep her airway open.”
“This isn’t the first seizure she’s had,” Kian announces.
I can hear his voice to my left, but I’m struggling to remain conscious as my body shakes so hard and uncontrollably, I don’t think I can endure much more of it.
“She had to have seized before, which is why she couldn’t fucking move. That son of a bitch!”
