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I was out.
Empty.
I tackled Katia’s body, taking her with me as I ran the last few steps toward cover.
I pushed her against the wall and searched every inch of her body.
She was unharmed.
“Dio.” Her hands waved. They rolled over the tear in my suit jacket without touching it.
There was no time to fret. I discarded my jacket and vest. Red swept spreading over the white shirt, and I ignored the pain to reload my gun.
I looked back at her, but her eyes were trained behind me.
Fuck.
I followed her gaze while raising my gun.
He stepped out of the shadows.
Leo’s long, scared face stepped forward, hands up.
“It’s just me.” Sweat, blood, and in labored breathing, he stood.
He tossed the automatic rifle to me, and I caught it with my free hand. Then he reached behind, bringing another from his back and tossing it again to me. I placed my handgun on my waistline and strapped one of the rifles onto my back, ready.
He had three more latched on to his back, and he picked one up for himself, then retrieved a knife. He twirled it into his palm, holding it tightly in the same position Katia held hers.
Enzo and Leo hadn’t carried heavy gunfire. They came with handguns just like us.
It seemed Leo had collected prizes during his killing spree, and showered me with his medals. I couldn’t turn them down. I needed ammo and gun power.
“Where’s Enzo?”
He stepped back into the shadows. “Looking for Borelli.”
His weasel name alone caused my vision to blur deep in brutality.
“Father is dead,” Katia whispered to him.
Leo had no sympathy for his father’s death. But his eyes scanned her body, and his brows deepened after seeing the carnage and disarray of his sister’s appearance.
“I know.” His hand stretched out. “Come, I’ll take you to safety.”
I kept her from moving.
Leo’s eyes narrowed in surprise. His mouth parted to speak, but it quickly shut.
“She’s my sister.” He sneered. Enraged by my distrust of her safety.
Had he looked around? It was hell on earth in pure daylight, out and in the open for everyone around to hear, andwe werein the middle of it all.
And he thought I trusted him blindly for her safety?
“I kill in the shadows,” he said calmly. “I move through the darkness and shield behind their clouds. I can get her to safety faster than you can. Don’t confuse my cruelty for those I don’t care for thetwothat I do.”
Gunfire continued, and his eyes shifted to the open space for any upcoming threats.
