ISABELLA
I felt something wet splashed across my cheek, but I wasn't sure if it was mine.
Just then I heard another sound that made me open my eyes slowly, then I saw the smoke was still clearing.
I opened my eyes to see Lorenzo standing there with his gunshot through the air.
I knew he would find me.
"Fucker!" Leonardo growled, only then did I notice his arms bleeding, as he struggled to reach for his pistol but I was quick. I kicked it away, stepping on his fist.
Lorenzo burst through the door like a storm, his eyes scanning the room until they landed on me.
"Mia…" His voice cracked as he rushed forward, falling to his knees beside the chair I was tied to. "Are you okay? Did he hurt you?"
I couldn't speak. My throat burned. My lips trembled. So I nodded. Slowly and weakly I was barely holding myself together.
Then he saw my forehead… the bruising where Leonardo's plank had split the skin earlier.
