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The Safe House.

Author: Zara's Pen
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-19 02:17:39

POV: Aria

I stared at the diamond collar around my neck, my fingers trembling against the cold metal. Luca was unconscious on the couch, bleeding out, and I had to make a choice that could kill us all.

Take it off and we'd be invisible. Isabella and Viktor couldn't track us. But Luca's men couldn't find us either. We'd be alone, vulnerable, with a dying man and no medical help.

Keep it on and we'd have help. But we'd also have a target on our backs.

"Aria, decide." Dante's voice was urgent. He had his hands pressed against Luca's wound, his fingers slick with blood. "I need you focused. Is that thing staying on or coming off?"

I looked at Luca's pale face. His breathing was shallow, labored. He was dying right in front of me.

"It stays on." I moved to Dante's side. "We need help, and Luca's men can provide it. What do you need me to do?"

"Medical supplies. Isabella's looking, but this place better be stocked or he's not going to make it." Dante's jaw was tight. "Check that cabinet aga
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