Chapter Thirty Three

I stood frozen in place- my hands shaking. Matteo held a sinister look on his face. He was going to kill us. I knew it, and Rory knew it. His eyes were blazing; you would almost forget how terrifying he was until you were standing right in front of him.

"I knew I recognized you two before," Matteo said. "I just couldn't place it until later. You two left the casino at the right time. I would have killed you when I came back."

"Why have you tried to kill us? We did nothing to you." Rory asked.

"Retribution, maybe. You're an easy target, ya know?" Matteo smirked. "Your little boyfriends have taken people very close to me. Revenge is sweet...... Now, the guns on your hips put them on the ground and back up. If you try anything slick, I'll kill you."

"You're gonna kill us anyway," I said.

He smirked, "there are multiple ways to die. Slowly doesn't seem fun."

I wanted to roll my eyes, but I didn't. It was odd, I didn't feel scared an