Chapter 186

Amara's POV

Gunshots rang out, breaking the unbearable silence hovering in the room that I was caged in. The dates and almonds I had taken still kept me in a daze, but I was glad that Dee had remnants of humanity left to take care of my allergy.

I wondered what the shooting was all about. But I didn't have time to ponder on it for so long as I reminded myself that I had to escape.

Dee and his men were already occupied with the shootout and if there was a chance I had to escape, it was now.

For a split second, I hoped that the tumult was caused by Luciano. I wished to see him again, not minding if he was a monster.

Weeks without him had driven me crazy even when I denied it, and discovering that he wasn't involved in my parents death made me want him more than ever.

I laid flat on my stomach and clutched tightly to my protruding belly. My uncoordinated actions weren't enough to protect my child but it erased the guilt of me not doing anything at all.

I cast a glance