Blood and Badge
The attackers had retreated, but they had left a message.
On the front door, pinned with a knife, was a black rose.
And a note:
"This is just the beginning. Next time, we won't fail."
Elena clenched her fist.
They want us to be afraid.
They're succeeding, Carla said quietly.
No. Elena shook her head. We can't let them.
The emergency meeting
Two hours later, everyone was in the library.
Vittorio, bandaged, pale, but resolute. Marco, his arm in a sling; now both Dante's and Marco's arms were out of commission. The rest, bruised, exhausted, but alive.
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