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He looks like he wants to complain, but when Giulia squeezes his shoulder, he relents and follows her to the door. Once Salvatore’s out of the room, I approach Cecilia.
“Are you ok?” I ask her.
She tenses. “Why do you care? You’re just my bodyguard.”
“I care,” I say in a soft voice.
She pauses for a moment before leaving the room. She doesn’t look at me once.
Pow,pow, pow.
The gunshots are muffled in my ears, thanks to my earmuffs. The gun is solid in my hand as I stare down at my mark. I got three perfect head shots.
I lower the gun, breathing heavily.
I needed to blow off some steam after my shift tonight, so I headed for the shooting range. Every time I fire my gun, I imagine it’s Salvatore’s face.
Once I’m done for the night, I head out to my car, giving Jimmy, who’s standing behind the counter, a nod before I leave.
“Have a good night, Theo,” he says.
“You, too.” I wish I could have a good night, but I know it will only be filled with thoughts of Cecilia in my mind, which will only torment me.
As I reach my car, two men slink out of the shadows. They blend in so well to the darkness, I don’t notice them until they’re on top of me.
The first one punches me in the stomach, doubling me over. The other one goes behind me and slams something hard into my head. I land on the ground with a groan.
The two men begin to go to town on me. Punching and kicking. Shit. I haven’t been beat up since my time in the academy when a couple of guys decided to haze me. This is a lot worse.
If I don’t do something, they might kill me.
When the first one brings his foot back to kick me again, I reach out and grab his ankle. With a hard tug, I pull him forward. He yelps as he lands on his back. The one behind me hesitates, giving me an advantage.
I manage to sit up and grab his legs, too. He punches me in the head, and it hurts like a motherfucker, but I cling on. Snarling, I manage to bring him to the ground, too. With the last little bit of strength I possess, I stand up and limp over to my car. My hands are shaking. The two men are getting back up. I need to get away now.
I slide into my seat and slam the door as the first man hits my car. I turn the car on and back away before they can come atme. Looking in my rearview mirror, I see them standing there, dressed all in black. Who are they?
Something tells me they didn’t target me randomly. They were probably paid by Salvatore to get rid of me. I know it in my gut.
I’m badly injured. Fuck. I might even have internal bleeding. My vison is becoming woozy, and I have to slam on my breaks. I need a hospital.
With my last bit of energy, I manage to dial 9-1-1.
CHAPTER 8
Cecilia
Theo’s words filter through my mind.I care. Does he really? Or does he just care for me as my bodyguard?
Theo hasn’t shown he has feelings for me because he doesn’t. It’s impossible. It’s a foolish dream on my part.
And top of all of that, I now know why Antonio is pushing so hard for my wedding to Salvatore. My brother doesn’t get any of Salvatore’s money until the nuptials take place. I knew Antonio was using me to gain power with Salvatore—it just hurt to hear coming from Salvatore.
I call Antonio, but he doesn’t answer, so I try his wife, Nina, next. She had the decency to answer my call.
“Cecilia?” she asks, surprise in her voice. “Why are you calling?”
“Make sure your husband answers when I call him.”
