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“Don’t be, piccola. It’s nothing I can’t handle.” He reassured me and went to grab the vest for me. “Let’s get you out of here.”
Damiano strapped the bulletproof vest and made sure it was tight and in place. I looked over at Cara, seeing her wrapped in Lorenzo’s arms while he talked to her quietly to calm her down.
She didn’t deserve to go through all of this, especially on a day that was supposed to be her happiest day. It wasn’t fair to her. It wasn’t fair to any of them.
Damiano stopped in his tracks when I sniffed and saw my teary eyes.
“Where does it hurt?” He immediately went to unstrap the vest, but I shook my head before he could. “Tell me what’s wrong.” He cupped my face.
“I’m sorry.”
“What are you apologizing for?”
“For everything.” To see him so badly hurt was something I could never forgive myself for.
“You silly woman.” Damiano let out a small chuckle. “You have done nothing wrong, and did we not say for better and for worse?” He reminded me.
“We did.”
“Good. If I didn’t mean it, I wouldn’t be here, and I would have let your ass get shot a long time ago.” He gave a cheeky wink before my eyes widened when he slapped my ass and gave it a good squeeze.
I was lost for words.
“Sorry to interrupt you all, but we have to go.” Michael called out.
After Damiano made sure I was okay and everything was in place, he picked up the knife I had dropped.
“Whose blood?” He looked at the knife with a slight frown.
“Maso’s, and some other guy I don’t know.”
“You took down Maso?” Michael looked at us in shock and I nodded.
“I stabbed him in the eye with a hairpin. He was about to shoot me if it wasn’t for Cara who managed to grab his knife and save me by stabbing him in the throat.”
Damiano shared a look with Lorenzo before they both turned to look at Cara.
“Honestly, I was more scared of what Damiano would do to me if I let anything happen to you. That thought alone scared the shit out of me. Besides, I took an oath too; to protect my brothers and sisters.” Cara gave a faint smile despite the sadness swirling in her eyes.
“Thank you, Cara. I owe you a lifetime.” Damiano said gratefully, leaving her in shock. It was not every day you hear a Mafia Boss express indebtedness to you.
“I just want to get out of here.” She said.
“Let’s get going.” Lorenzo urged, keeping a tight arm around Cara. Damiano nodded but then stilled, as if he was listening to something.
“How close, Ava?” He suddenly said, and I was confused for a split second before realizing he had an earpiece.
“More of those fuckers keep popping up.” Lorenzo sneered when we heard the faint voices coming closer.
“Here, take this.” Damiano handed me a gun and tucked a knife into the front of my vest for easy accessibility. “Your reflexes are good. Next time, swing the knife from below. It’s harder to block that way.” I gave a firm nod, feeling my heart rate go up once again at the nearing voices.
Damiano gave me an earpiece too so I could hear Ava and Raffaele. They had taken over the cameras in the entire building and were informing us how many men we would face.
“Althaia and Cara, stay close together and follow Michael’s lead. Lorenzo and I will take care of those fuckers so you can slip through.” Damiano ordered us.
“Will you be okay?” I asked worriedly.
“I’ll be fine, my love.” Damiano gave me a quick kiss, but it still didn’t ease my worry.
