CHAPTER 69 - HIT IN THE HEAD

When Nico and Evan arrived at the Castiliogne Villa, they could hear Don Leo’s thundering voice.

They could hear Don Leo asking for his whereabouts, but no one could say where he was.  No one knew because he never told anyone except Evan where he was headed last night when he left Rebecca's hospital.

“Where is Nico?  He had the gall to leave at a time like this?” 

Even from outside the gates, they could feel the man’s rage.  

“I am here,” Nico announced in a voice full of authority when he got in.

Upon seeing him, Don Leo marched up to him and exclaimed.  “My daughter is lying in the hospital bed, and where were you?” 

Don Leo did not give Nico a chance to explain because the accusation came with a surprise attack. 

 Nico reeled when Don Leo hit him with a metal knuckle. He thought he saw stars. 

Nico shook his head at the unexpectednes