My Godfather's Secret Lover
Victor, blood dripping from his temple, was scrambling on his knees toward the discarded gun on the rug.
"No you don't!" Vivian screamed.
Driven by sheer adrenaline, Vivian grabbed a heavy, solid bronze statue of a falcon from the desk. She swung it with all the force in her body, bringing it down squarely on the back of Victor’s skull. Victor collapsed onto the Persian rug, unconscious and bleeding.
Silence descended on the room, broken only by the howling wind through the shattered window and the ragged, heavy breathing of the two survivors.
Arthur stood in the center of the wreckage. His shirt was torn, exposing his chest, which was slick with sweat and blood from his shoulder. He tu