51. Family

Alfonso thought he heard it wrong. But Siena kept staring at him with a serious expression.

“What did you say? Family?”

Siena bobbed her head slowly. “Yes, Alf…. I’m sorry I couldn’t call you, because my cellphone was taken by one of them, Pino or Dino,” she continued, pointing her finger at the two men with Alfonso. “They were looking for you to tell you that I was safe. But I never expect it will turn out like this…. Please, Alf, let him go….”

For Alfonso, gazing into Siena’s beautiful hazel eyes was one of his weaknesses. Siena was standing in front of his eyes now, what else did he want but to meet her? Slowly he released Pino’s neck from his grip, and put the pistol back into his coat pocket.

Pino gasped loudly as he could breathe freely now, while holding his neck looking red entirely. His partner, Di