Chapter 46 At Peace

• With Giovanni's left arm around my chest like an iron band, there isn't much room to struggle. Any move I make, he immediately anticipates it and performs the proper actions to keep me in place. My left arm is pinned to my side between Gio's body and the sharp edge of the desk. My right arm his free from the elbow down and I have a small grace zone where I can move my arm completely undetected from Giovanni.
• I watch the scene unfold in front of me while I experiment with how far I can feel around before Giovanni notices and pulls me closer to his side with an angry curse and a sharp hit to the side.
• I can see Julien plotting Giovanni's murder out of the corner of my eyes every time he hits me but I can't focus completely on him if I want to save his life. And I'm going to get Julien out of here, even if it's the last thing I do.