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Sophia
I was hunched over the laptop, desperately trying to distract my mind from the relentless worry that had taken root within me. Each passing minute without news from Matteo felt like an eternity.
The clicking of keys and the soft glow of the screen were my feeble attempts to fend off the creeping fear.
Suddenly, the door burst open, and I jumped in my seat. It was Leo, his usually composed demeanor shattered, replaced by a raw worry etched across his face.
He had been pacing back and forth, the unease palpable in his every step.
I didn't need to ask the question that hung heavy in the air. Leo spoke before I could find my voice, his words carrying the weight of a terrible truth.
"I've received word from the survivors," he began, his voice tight with tension. "There was a traitor among us, Sophia. That's why Francisco and his men were so well-prepared."
My heart plummeted at the revelation, dread sinking its claws into my chest. I had feared as much, but hearing it confirmed was a brutal blow.
My mind raced with a flurry of questions, but one, in particular, clawed its way to the forefront.
"Matteo," I choked out, my voice wavering. "Do they know where he is?"
Leo's expression darkened, his gaze heavy with sorrow. "They say Francisco has him. He's holding Matteo captive."
It was as if the world had crumbled beneath my feet, leaving me in despair. The man I loved was in the hands of a man who sought nothing but power and revenge.
I felt a rush of emotions—fear, anger, and panic. We needed to act swiftly to rescue Matteo from the clutches of that madman.
My voice trembled with urgency as I spoke, "We have to rescue Matteo now!"
Leo and Antonio rushed to my side, concern etched across their faces. They saw the pallor in my cheeks, the desperation in my eyes. I waved them away, my voice rising with frustration.
"What the hell are we still doing here?" I shouted. "Every moment we waste, Matteo's life is in danger. We need to move now!"
Leo and Antonio tried their best to calm me down, their voices reassuring as they promised that we would do everything possible to rescue Matteo, but their assurances weren’t making me feel better.
I felt a shift deep within me in my heightened state of anxiety. It started with a sudden, searing pain low in my abdomen, and I gasped, my hand instinctively moving to cradle the spot where the pain seemed to have originated.
The room seemed to spin as the pain intensified, making my breaths come in short, panicked bursts. I knew what this was, even before the full weight of the situation hit me.
Contractions. My baby wasn't supposed to arrive for weeks, but here I was, caught in the grip of labor during this chaos.
And then it happened—a gush of warm fluid between my legs, followed by a pool of water forming on the floor beneath me. My water had broken.
Panic surged within me as I realized our baby was determined to enter the world early in unexpected circumstances.
Leo and Antonio's eyes widened with alarm as they saw the pain across my face. There was no time to think, no time to call for help.
The world around me blurred into a whirlwind of fear and uncertainty as the contractions intensified, signaling that our child's arrival was imminent.
I was gently brought down to the ground, my body wracked with pain as I felt the undeniable urge to push.
Amidst the haze of pain and fear, I could vaguely hear Leo and Antonio's urgent and determined voices as they quickly sprang into action.
Antonio was on the phone with the trusted doctor, the one who had been overseeing my pregnancy. I could hear snippets of their conversation, Antonio relaying my condition, the doctor's instructions, and what they needed to prepare.
I was consumed by pain but could still hear Antonio's and Leo's voices. Antonio's concern was palpable as he turned to Leo, a sense of urgency in his words.
"Leo, we have to take her to the hospital. It's unsafe here, especially with the baby coming so early."
Leo's expression reflected the worry that gnawed at my insides. "But is it safe to go to the hospital after what's happened to Matteo?" he questioned.
