KIRA’S POV“Took you long enough,” the voice echoed in my ear, low and cold, sending a crawl of dead shivers down my spine. I froze mid-step.The air suddenly grew thicker around me with each pace forward, the taser in my grip suddenly feeling like a useless piece of plastic.“Romano,” I whispered, my voice barely carrying.He lifted his head, a sly grin cutting across his face, and what stared back at me was a ghost of the man I once knew.His overgrown hair hung in damp strands against his pallid skin. One of his eyes was clamped shut, a fresh jagged scar dragging across it… much like Gio’s, except this one was raw, angry, and fresher. The other eye, bloodshot, locked on me with unsettling focus.He got up slowly, moving toward the edge of the bars, his arms still behind him.His torn shirt was stiff with dried blood. The smell… God, the stench of sweat, iron, road and I think death—hit me like a slap. His body screamed misery. It was obvious he hadn’t showered in a long while.I k
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