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Stefan dialed his phone immediately but was interrupted by the sound of a gunshot.
Shit!
"This meeting is over. Excuse me." I dashed out of the meeting room and out the alfresco doors. I could hear a calamity down the pathway towards the eastern gate and hurried towards it. As I cleared the gardens and came onto the road, I froze. Nico was on the ground, blood spurting from his chest.
Shit, Nico!
My blood ran cold as I ran over to him and shoved my hands onto his chest.
"I'm so sorry boss. He jumped out of nowhere. I've called for an ambulance."
Nico grasped my hands, his eyes wide as he gasped for breath and tried to form words, blood gushing from his mouth.
"Shh, it'll be okay man. Just a flesh wound. Relax." The blood had stopped to a trickle from the pressure I had on his chest, but I knew his lungs were now filling with blood. I silently willed the ambulance to come faster and was relieved when the sirens blared up the driveway.
As the energy slowly faded from Nico's eyes, he let his hand drop and his head fell to one side. I followed his gaze as he pointed down the driveway.
"C- Cat…" he spluttered before his eyes closed.
"Move aside sir!"
I was abruptly pushed to the side as paramedics squatted around Nico and started working to resuscitate him. Dumbfounded, I watched as if in a haze.
This couldn't be happening. No one would dare touch a hair on any of the triad.
Eyes blazing, I rounded on the guardsmen who were watching from a distance. They shrank away as I approached them.
As they fucken should!
Atlas came running down from the manor. His face turning ashen as he saw Nico being bundled into the ambulance. They slammed the doors, not waiting for anyone, and sped off down the driveway.
"What the fuck happened here?" He demanded.
"I'm about to find out." I growled, turning back to the men. "Explain! Now!"
Boris spoke, his voice wavering. "There was an intruder boss. A woman. We were told to take care of it. Nico. He just jumped right in front of her. We didn't see him coming. He just dove. It was an accident. I would never hurt the family. Nev -".
A shot blasted through the air and Boris fell to the ground, the bullet hole still smoking in his forehead. Atlas re-holstered his gun with a growl of disgust.
"You!" I pointed to the man that had been beside him. "The woman. What happened to her?" The man paled and pointed down the road with a shaky finger. "Did you try and stop her?"
He nodded, "We all did. It was Catalina Rivera-Flores," he stammered.
I looked at Atlas who promptly dropped the two guards with a grunt of satisfaction.
"What has transpired here?" I turned to Marco and the other board members who had exited the house and followed the commotion.
"Nico has been shot trying to stop an intruder," I informed. "We will deal with this personally. Please, head home. We'll let you know if there are any further developments."
"May we be of any assistance?" Stefan offered. "Has the intruder been dealt with?"
"No. Myself and Atlas will handle it." I pointed to the dead guards, "I'm sorry about your men. I know Boris was one of your best, but mistakes cannot be tolerated."
Stefan nodded in understanding. "He was, but they signed their own death warrants by the sounds of it." He sighed, "For the love of Christ, I hope Nico is alright." He squeezed my shoulder then ordered his men to get in the car.
Frederick clapped me on both shoulders. "No matter what happens, the family will still be strong. We will pray for Nico."
Marco, Brad, and Edward each whispered their words of encouragement before they got in their cars and sped into the night. I nodded silently, not wanting my fear of losing Nico to show on my face. I was an emotional wreck, but I knew breaking down in front of our men was not an option.
