The Lot He Never Drew
She leaned close and whispered in my ear, "Celia Moretti, what makes you think you can compete with me? Dante owes his life to my father. With that bond, he'll never escape me.
"Tell me, given the circumstances, where do you think his heart lies? With you or me?"
Before I could react, she grabbed me and slammed us both into the floor-to-ceiling window beside us.
The loud crash of shattering glass alarmed everyone. Amid Livia's piercing screams, Dante rushed frantically into the coffee shop. When he saw the window shattered into fragments, his face turned white as he cried out Livia's name hoarsely.
"Livia!"
He ran to her side. Ignoring the sharp glass, he dug Livia out of the pile of shards