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I see red. My decision is made.
That asshole never deserved her.
“Get the fuck out. Everyone. Now!” I shout, my nostrils flare as I push through bodies. T he room goes silent except for the sounds of Rosa’s sobs, stabbing me in the heart.
I zero in on Dante.
“Everyone. Including you. Out!” I point at him, and he steps in front of Rosa, blocking my view.
The room turns into panic as people rush out of the exit. I look up and spot Maria watching my every move.
Ignoring her, I turn to the three women huddling in the seat. “Maddie, Sienna, I’ve got this.” As they get out of the way, I start to reach for Rosa.
Dante steps in front of me.
“She’s my fiancé, my problem. Just because you’ve been fucking her doesn’t mean you own her. She belongs to me, Luca.”
He tugs her up by the wrist and she stumbles.
Red swims into my vision. I pull the gun from my waistband and press it firmly into his chest.
“Get your hands off her. Now, if you don’t remove them, I’ll happily do it for you, right before lodging this bullet into your chest. She’s mine and always has been. Do you understand me? ”
Dante doesn’t move. He holds her arm up like she’s a marionette doll, and she weakly hangs from him. Her eyes roll in her head and her rapid breathing is a snare drum beat in my ears.
A slow smile curves up the side of his scarred lips before tossing her at me.
I barely catch her as she falls limply against me.
“I will always own her. She’ll come back to me. You just watch.” He straightens out his jacket and walks away.
As I slide to the floor with Rosa cradled across my lap, I glance up in time to see Maria shake her head, an evil grin on her face as she saunters behind Dante.
Rosa’s wheezing brings me back to her.
My gun clatters against the wooden floors as I pull her into me.
Gently caressing her face, I turn her so I can look closely. “Rosa, baby. It’s me, Luca.”
Nothing.
“You’re okay, tesoro. I promise. Can you do some breathing with me?”
She nods and relief fills me.I lift her a little higher so she’s sitting on my thigh, wrapping her firmly with my arm.With my other hand, I start tracing a square lightly around her kneecap.
“Okay, let’s do a breath in for four and out for four. Slowly. Ready?”
Taking a deep inhale, I do the same.
“One, two, three, four.”
I let the air out. “One, two, three, four.”
“Now keep doing that for me baby, you’re doing great.”
I feel her chest expand against my hand.
“Good girl.”
