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"Please, just let me explain," I beg desperately as Mia sobs into her hands.
Xavier chuckles wickedly, a sound that sends shivers down my spine. "What is there to explain? You're a traitor, Lucas. A rat that scurried into our family and tried to take us down from the inside."
I shake my head, pain radiating through my broken nose. "No, it's not like that. I couldn't help falling for her."
Antonio scoffs, his eyes cold and unfeeling. "Love? You think we'll believe that?"
I press my lips together, searching for the right words. "I know it sounds crazy, but it's true. I never meant for it to happen this way."
Mia looks up at me, her eyes shining with unshed tears. "Is any of it true?"
I nod. "Yes, everything I said is true. But I never intended for any of this to happen."
"You're a liar and a traitor," Antonio snarls.
Xavier leans in closer, his face only a few inches away from mine. "You will pay for your treachery," he whispers menacingly.
I close my eyes and steel myself for the inevitable.
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No.
No, it's not true.
This isn't happening.
But it is. Antonio's fist is slamming into Lucas's chin.
Lucas is a government agent.
"You son of a bitch," Antonio growls as he beats him. "You lying sack of fucking shit."
"Stop!" I scream, scrambling up and latching onto his arm before he can swing again.
"Mia, get off," he warns.
I shake my head, squeezing my eyes shut.
"She's right," Xavier announces, surprising all of us. "He can have a choice, just like everyone else."
I back up, releasing Antonio's arms and watching in vain as Xavier stands up, fixing his suit jacket.
"Tell us what you know, and I can promise that it will be less painful," he says in a voice that sounds assuring despite the words he's speaking.
What will be less painful? Are they going to kill him? They're going to kill him?
"You know I can't do that," Lucas wheezes out.
Antonio grabs a fistful of his hair and wrenches his head back. "You will, one way or another."
They're going to kill him, aren't they? They don't care about anything that they went through together, or what they mean to each other.
"Please stop," I croak out, and Antonio turns to glare at me. "Just… let's not. Please?"
He ignores me as Lucas continues to moan in pain.
