Falling for my Saviour
My vision blurred for a moment, darkness creeping at the edges.
“Boss…” Christiano started.
“Don’t,” I snapped, my voice raw, low. “Just get us out.”
The SUV roared down the street, bullets chasing us, sparks flying off the frame, glass shattering across our shoulders. The smell of blood clung to me, thick and metallic.
I closed my eyes for half a second, the image of the boy’s face burning in my skull. Emilio. He’d played the role well, but he’d been theirs all along.