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Luca smirked, and as we sped away from the curb he reached over and turned on the heating.
"Thank you." I muttered. He seemed to ignore me, and as we arrived at the manor, he ushered me out of the car and through the front door, where he immediately took the stairs two at a time and left me watching after him from the foyer.
Not knowing what else to do and wanting to see Nico, I followed. I saw Luca disappear through a door and I approached tentatively.
Was he still alive? Was he awake? What had happened?
I poked my head around the door. I immediately saw Nico, lying on the bed, asleep. Atlas was there by his side, Luca standing on the other. They were talking in low whispers.
"What happened?" Luca enquired.
"There was a security breach at the hospital. It was lucky we had Stefan post our men discreetly inside. There were two of them."
"Are they alive?"
What on earth kind of question is that?
Atlas nodded, "Still breathing. I had them brought to the guard house basement and brought Nico home immediately. We have the doc and a nurse on standby."
"Good work. Let's go interrogate those bastards."
Atlas grinned, "Finally. Let's go fuck 'em up."
Luca gave Nico's hand a squeeze. "Hang in there bro." As they both turned to leave, they halted at the sight of me. They both looked at each other.
It was Atlas who spoke first.
"How much did you hear?"
I shrugged, confused. None of it made sense. "I-, I'm not sure."
Luca loosened his bow tie. "It doesn't matter. Catalina, you stay here with Nico. We have some business to attend to." They brushed past me and down the hall, their expressions angry.
I turned my attention back to Nico. He was pale, but otherwise looked like himself. He still had that tousled, sandy blonde hair that I found so charming, and his jaw line, which was usually clean shaven, now had a layer of stubble over it, making him look even more manly.
I sat in the chair by his bed and held his hand, a wave of exhaustion coming over me. I rested my head on his shoulder and closed my eyes. His heartbeat was even and smooth, his body warm. I must have nodded off, because the next thing I felt was a hand on my shoulder. I looked up to find Luca glaring down at me, madder than I'd ever seen him before.
"Cozy?" He hissed.
I sat up, confused, blinking the sleep from my eyes.
What have I done now?
"Don't pretend. That's all you people do. Scheme. Steal. Hurt."
You people? What does that even mean?
"Luca, wh- what are you talking about?" I stood up to face him, the grogginess of sleep slowly fading.
"Do you all think you can get away with whatever you want?" He came closer, stepping into the soft glow of the lamp beside the bed.
I took an involuntary step back, nearly falling over the chair behind me. He was glowering at me, and there was blood splattered across his face and tuxedo shirt that had been rolled up at the sleeves. His hands were clenched at his side, and the muscle in his jaw was twitching. A sign I'd learnt, that meant he was in no mood for games.
I put my hands up to ward him off. "Luca. I'm not sure what has happened, but it has nothing to do with me."
With lightning speed, he grabbed my hands and pulled me to him.
"Oh, it has everything to do with you Catalina." He growled. He spun me round and bent me over the bed, taking hold of my hair and yanking it back. He leant down and whispered in my ear. "You Rivera's deserve everything that's coming to you, and now it's time to deal some punishment of my own."
