L O R E N Z O1:15 am.I sat in the van with a loaded gun in my pocket. My nerves were high, and I couldn't think straight. My palms were sweating, and my leg was bouncing."You good, bro?" Santino asked, glancing over at me."Yeah.""Good."He didn't press the matter any further, and neither did I. Why was I suddenly having cold feet about all this? Why did I feel like something was about to terrible wrong? Why was I afraid?Was this the right thing to do? Was this the right thing for Avelina? For my kids?Fuck.The car stopped and Massimo spoke. "We are here.""Finally." Santino and Nicholas said simultaneously.We were parked three minutes away from the warehouse. I could see the light coming from the window. It seemed like they were still there.I got out the van, and stood beside the other men. They were all ready, and waiting. Waiting for my command."What are we going to do?" Nicholas asked. "We are going to shoot. We will walk in and kill everyone that stands in our way. And
A V E L I N A"Is he okay?!""He's losing too much blood.""Nicholas, you are fucking scaring me.""Avelina, listen.""I can't lose him. Someone talk to me! What the hell is going on? Oh my God." I fell to the floor, sobbing."Avelina. Lorenzo is still breathing, okay? He was shot but he's alive. He will be okay. We'll make sure he is. We need you to open the door so we can remove the bullets as fast as possible." Santino said."Open the door?! We need to take him to the hospital! We're no doctors! Do you want to kill him?" "An hospital is the last place he should be. The police shouldn't get involved in this and the doctors would definitely ask for a police report. We can't risk that. Please, open the door." The scary looking man said.What the hell has Lorenzo gotten himself into?How did he get himself involved with this dangerous man? I wiped the tears from my face and stood up. I opened the door and helped Nicholas and Santino carry him. They carried him and rushed him to the l
A V E L I N AThe doctor arrived shortly after and gave Lorenzo the blood he needed.Massimo's men also arrived and they brought a bunch of hospital equipment. They helped the doctor, and I watched them from a distance.Lorenzo was unconscious, and his breathing was shallow. His pulse was steady, and his heartbeat was normal.He was going to make it."Do you think he'll wake up soon?" I asked the doctor."Maybe. It depends on him. He lost a lot of blood and his body is probably trying to recover from the trauma. Let him rest." He responded."Okay." I said with a nod. I stayed beside Lorenzo, keeping a close eye on him.Massimo's men left shortly after, and the house was quiet again. It was just us and the silence.I couldn't sleep. I didn't want to leave him alone. He was in a critical condition, and I didn't want him to feel lonely."Nicholas." "Yeah?" He looked up at me."Can you come here for a second?""Sure." He walked closer to where I was sitting and sat beside me."Can you he
A V E L I N AI ran towards him, almost tripping over myself.He was finally awake and the first thing I did was kiss him. I missed him so much."I missed you." I said in between the kiss. He grunted and I immediately pulled away."Oops. Sorry.""It's fine." He said."Are you okay? Are you in pain?""I'll survive." He said with a wince, trying to stand up.I stopped him, "Where the hell are you going?" I asked."I have a job to finish.""Are you fucking kidding me, Lorenzo? You just woke up after being shot.""It's not a big deal. I need to find the son of a bitch who did this to me and get my kids back.""Not like this, you won't. You're not going anywhere. Who knows what they'll do to you next! You might not come out lucky as you did today.""It's not luck. It's skill. I need to go, Avelina. This is urgent. I don't have time to lose. I have to finish what I started. I'll be back, I promise. Please, don't worry. Everything will be fine.""How can I not worry when it's my kids' lives
A V E L I N A"You can't get involved, Lorenzo. You're still healing. It's going to be dangerous. Please, don't put yourself in more harm's way. What about the kids, huh? What if you die and you won't be there to tell them how much you love them and see them grow? They will be so lost and devastated. We'll get the police involved and let them do the work.""I've been through worse, and I've survived. Besides, Massimo and his men are experts. They've been doing this for years, and they know what they're doing. Anthonio is in for a ride of his life, and I want to be the one to finish him. He'll pay for all the pain and misery he has caused.""But, you're going to risk your life and put yourself in more harm. Do you have any idea, how much the kids love you, and how much I love you?" I didn't know when the last words slipped from my lips."Avelina–""Please, just let me finish. We can't keep doing this, Lorenzo. Don't you think we've had fights to last a lifetime. Don't you think we dese
A V E L I N AI couldn't believe my ears. I didn't know what to feel."Are you mad?" He asked, looking uncertain.I couldn't blame him. I had been nothing but a bitch towards him. "No. Not really.""You're not? Are you sure?""Yes, I'm not mad. Surprised, maybe. But, not mad. Why did you never tell me about the divorce papers?""I wanted to, but I didn't have the courage. You were so angry, and I was afraid of getting rejected. You hated me, Avelina. I was scared that you'd never come back to me.""You should have told me, Lorenzo. We could have been together this whole time.""I was waiting for the right time. And I knew you weren't ready. If you'd have known the truth, it would have only added to your anger. But, I was going to tell you everything. I had a whole speech planned, and was going to confess everything. Then, we had that stupid fight, and you ended up leaving."I shook my head. "That is so typical of us.""Yeah. We tend to always fight before we have a chance to explain ou
L O R E N Z OMy heart was beating fast as the car came to a stop. I opened the door and got out, closing the door behind me. I stood there, frozen.I could hear the faint sound of the ocean in the background, and the air was thick. It was dark, and the clouds covered the moon, and only a few stars were visible.The house was dark and empty. A perfect place for someone who was hiding."Are you sure that he's here?" Massimo asked."That's what the GPS said.""What should we do?""Break the door and go in.""And, what if he has security?""Kill them. They'll try to kill us. It's a fucking war, and it's either him, or us.""What if he isn't alone? There's a possibility that he might have hired security, and if he has, it's going to be hard for us to win.""He is a coward, and doesn't like to get his hands dirty. He always finds a way to use others, and manipulate them. We'll have a small window, and once we get in, we'll have to act quickly.""And, what's the plan?""To kill him.""What
A V E L I N AThis was not a game. This was real, and he was going to die. I could feel the blood rushing through my veins.The waves in the ocean were getting louder.I could feel the adrenaline pumping through my body.And just as I turned, it was dark but I could make out a boat that has just began moving. "Fuck."Massimo looked over his shoulder and noticed it. "They have a boat. Come on." He shouted and we ran.We didn't care how loud we were being, all we knew was that, we had to stop him. The bastard couldn't leave. Not after all the things he has done.We ran as fast as we could and entered another boat. The boat's engine started and the lights turned on."Hold on."The boat moved forward, and we started chasing after him. The water splashed on our faces, and the cold wind whipped against us.The sky was clear, and the moon was bright.The water was calm, and the sound of the engine filled the air."Hold on." The boat picked up speed, and the sound of the waves crashing agains