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Leonardo hesitated, but it was within the span of a blink, and then he was back to normal. “I hope you don’t think I’ll spare you on her account. My wife was raped, but I still put our business relationship first.”
“And they say chivalry is dead…”
Leonardo stepped forward again. “You won’t be laughing when I bust each of your kneecaps.”
“Well, you better do it now because I won’t be around much longer.” I felt my body slip away. It was a slow descent, but it was coming, getting faster all the while.
A scream erupted outside, and that was enough to make us all look.
The door flew open, and Laura ran inside.
No.
Her eyes locked on mine, and she immediately shed tears. “No! Stop this!”
Now I lost my cool, because I couldn’t keep it together with her in the room. “Victor, take her out of here.”
She pushed a guy aside and tried to run to me.
Victor snatched her and pulled her back.
Leonardo was ice-cold. “She can watch if she wants.”
“Please.” She fought Victor’s hold. “Dad…please.”
The name didn’t pull on his heartstrings at all. He faced me again and pulled out his gun.
“Stop!”
I couldn’t think about her now. There was nothing I could do but die with honor. I didn’t look at her because it would be too hard for me—and too hard for her.
Leonardo raised his gun and pointed it at me—and then blood sprayed from his skull. The gunshot echoed off the walls in the grand entryway. Another bullet fired, and he toppled to the floor.
Laura pressed the gun to Victor’s head next. “Leave—or I’ll shoot him next.”
All the men remained still, their dead boss on the floor.
“Leave!” She slammed the gun into Victor’s head.
They finally moved, filing out the front door.
Victor stood there with his hands in the air.
When the last one was out the door, Laura released him. “Help me!” She sprinted to me where I lay on the floor. “Get up.”
It took a moment to look away from Leonardo, to process his unexpected death.
“Get up, Bartholomew!”
I tried, but I slipped on my own blood.
“Victor!”
He slid his gun into the back of his jeans and walked toward us.
She had one of my arms over her neck.
To my surprise, he grabbed the other arm and helped me to my feet.
