Page 55 of King of Shadows


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—He escaped! Lorenzo bellows. It was a shooting, it's time to go or they can fire a second burst.

Leone comes to me, considers nothing of her escorts until she pulls me away and hands me the girl.

—Take them home, I have to go to a hospital.

—Leone she...

He silences me after seeing me with rage burning in his orbs.

—Take Trixi, now!!

I just carry her to jump into the truck, Tamara and Guillermo take us while they give the notice to Salvatore. I try to control the girl, I watch as we move away from Leone until she disappears because we turn into other streets. Nadia, Lorenzo and Francisco stay with him. My best friend and I try to do everything possible to control Trixi who clings to my chest, she doesn't stop crying and I caress her hair where she has two pigtails with two rubber bands full of that fabric that looks like stuffed animals.

The escorts drive with rage, skid and manage to make people scared when they pass by without calmness. The house appears shortly after and David stays in the truck.

—I have to go home, I agreed to meet Norma and I don't know if she left school or was on her way.

—Okay, we'll see you tomorrow, I hope to contact you soon.

—Don't worry, I love you, beautiful Meg.

-And I you.

He closes the door, Tamara is the one who takes him home while I go inside the house, the three remaining brothers run down, I leave the girl on the ground and Salvatore collides with me.

Terror paints his face.

-Are you OK? "Check my body." Did they do something to you?

-No but...

—They killed my grandmother! —Trixi clings to my jeans—. I love Dom ...

—Here I am, I've arrived.

Domenico runs down the last steps.

He becomes sensitive, leaves his post, his second face as a thug to be able to carry Trixi who clings to his body and cries more intensely. Ginevra tells them to go to the dining room so she can drink something and calm down, I stay with Salvatore in a state of shock that he perceives in seconds.

Take my arms.

—You'll be fine, here you will be.

—The bullet... Trixi needs it, it's the only thing she has left because her grandfather, he is very sick.

"I know,princessa, but it's time for you to calm down." He hugs me, pressing my head against his chest. Damn, I thought they did something to you.

—It was true, they want to kill me.

-I told you.

The image appears again, the bullets fell to my side, almost grazing me and I just let myself fall against the ground, not caring if the blow hurt me. I cling to his arms, watching how the bullet broke his skin, how he fell before the attentive gaze of the little girl who was always at his side.

-Are you OK?

"Yes," I rub his biceps. Now yes.

—Let's go with the girl and wait for my brother to arrive, I can't go get him, especially if they go to the hospital. Two Marino inside would be the worst delivery of life.

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