Vows written in blood

The car jolted again as bullets slammed into the armored side. I gripped the seat so hard my nails dug into the leather.“Drive faster, damn it!” Luciano barked at the driver, his voice cutting through the chaos.I turned around to look out the back window. Two black SUVs were gaining on us, flashes of gunfire lighting up the rainy London streets. “They’re still coming! Who the hell are these people?”Luciano grabbed my shoulder and yanked me down. “Keep your head down, Seraphina. You’ve done enough talking for one night.”“Enough talking?” I shoved his hand off me, heart pounding. “I exposed you because your family killed my mother. Don’t you dare act like I’m the problem here.”He leaned in close, eyes blazing in the dark car. Rain hammered the roof. “You really believe that story your father fed you? Open your eyes. Someone just turned your little revenge show into a massacre. People are dead because of your so-called peace event tonight.”I stared at him, breathing fast. The car s

“Get down!” Luciano shouted again, diving toward me.I dropped to the floor as glass exploded across the room. Another shot rang out, then two more. Bullets slammed into the wall above my head, sending plaster raining down.“Stay low!” he barked, crawling closer while firing back through the broken window. His gunshots were deafening in the closed space.I grabbed the lamp from the side table and smashed it, killing the lights. “How did they find us so fast?”“Well, how do you expect me to know,” he growled, reloading with quick, practiced movements. “Move toward the hallway. Now!”I crawled fast on my elbows, heart slamming against the cold marble. Luciano stayed right behind me, his body shielding mine as we made it into the darker corridor. More gunfire tore through the living room. A bullet whistled past my ear so close I felt the heat.“Who the hell is this Swan?” I whispered harshly, pressing my back against the wall. “They knew exactly where we were.”Luciano checked his phone,