Chapter 9

• *Bruno*
• I stepped out of the room. A part of me hoped she was fine and had not successfully ended her life. I walked down the stairs, my shoes clicked sharply on the floor. When I got down, I looked around. One of my men was at the side. "Where is Lucia?" I asked my eyes to settle on him for a while before moving away to look around. "Did she leave the house?" I asked him. I had my doubts. I trusted my men to obey my instructions except they wanted their heads rolling on the ground.
• "No, I've been on guard since you left and she has not taken a single step out of the room," he said.