Chapter 162
Niccolo
“ N O!” I screamed as Adriano fell halfway between me and Dario.
He didn’t have a gun.
He was defenseless.
I saw him glance at the pistol lying in the grass next to Adriano.
“NO – STAY THERE!” I screamed.
I fired my gun into the ruins as I sprinted for Dario.
I didn’t make it.
I felt the pain like three sharp explosions in my chest and abdomen.
They knocked the breath out of me, and I finally understood why the others reacted the way they had.
I stumbled to the ground and collapsed on my side.
I looked down at my chest…
And stared at the bright red spreading wetly across my shirt.
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