15. Massimo
“Get the doctor!” I barked at Carmen.
“I will as soon as we survive this,” she shot back, but her voice was tight with worry. “I’ll get you a gun.”
“A gun won’t save her!” I meant to shout at the cartel queen, but my voice was ragged with desperation.
I couldn’t fight my way out of this. Killing the men who threatened her wouldn’t matter.
Because Evelyn was dying. She was bleeding out in my arms.
Her long lashes fluttered, her peridot eyes losing their sparkle.
I cupped her cheek in my hand. “Eyes on me, dolcezza.” My good girl always obeyed my commands. “Stay with me.”
“I will,” she whispered, staring at nothing. “I’ll stay with you, Massimo.”
“Promise me.”
“I promise.” She mouthed the words, but no sound came out.
“Good girl.” I kissed her forehead.
She released a shuddering sigh, and her slender body went limp. Her eyes were closed, her lovely face still and serene.
“Look at me, farfallina.” I shook her slightly, but she didn’t obey.
“You promised you would stay,” I reminded her, coaxing. “You’re mine, Evelyn. You’re not going anywhere. Evelyn!”
I called her name again and again, until the sound became an agonized roar. I couldn’t compel her to stop bleeding. I couldn’t order her to keep breathing. There was nothing I could do to prevent her from slipping away from me.
There was nothing I could do to save the woman I loved.
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