133: Thirst for Vengeance

A V E L I N A

I 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