st, too fast for the eye to fully catch as his arm tightened around Matteo, p

o Lorenzo's side, he let out a low, controll

, Now!" h

behind the SUV door as Lorenzo shoved him there, posi

ning fire with brutal precision. One went down, th

etreating rather they were

Sofia's voice cut sha

t because bllod was already seeping

, nothing mattered e

lower, grabbing t

k at

hes, but he didn't cry or scream. He was calm and strong and those b

efinitely

o said firmly. "Don't mo

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lose shattering the side mirror

o fli

ightly on his shoulder and

calmer now, steadier than the st

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the attackers shouted

ped completely as he stood, fully exposed with h

dropped

a second and that second

e ordered

istance and breaking formation

Sofia's voice

her vehicle approachin

eding towards them, it's headlig

up, boss" one of

action" Loren

ung open before it even fully stopped.

andom hit. It w

of there. This is bigger than we

ing him." he

you stay, they'

Lorenzo reacted instantly, pulling him

me smoke!"

and exploded into thick gray smoke. Visibility dropp

rabbed Matteo, then he mo

blindly but effectively, keep

" Sofia guided him

between the veh

rough the smoke and the chaos. Bullets

that mattered the most to him was

en space. One of his cars screeched to

o inside first, then

he o

ot forward, gaining distance from the

t was fading getting further and sof

eo as he sat pressed against the seat, breathing fast, his e

really looked at him

Blood a

now," Lorenzo

Matteo blinked painting a

briefly at the bloo

hing." he

t didn't say anything as awkwar

my dad?" hw

but Lorenzo didn't answer immediately. H

oked at th

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him, processing w

were dangerous."

visible shift cros

ded, his honesty

hesit

he asked, his blue eyes glisteni

nzo's gaze

somewhere safe and controlled. But Lorenzo's mind was

icipated him. It only meant one thing. Th

ignore messages. Instead, h

again, he stared

." he

ked away, Lorenzo." the voice came th

knew that voice an

grip on the p

voice tinged as a soft chu

. He had just found the final piec

d" Lorenzo said, his voice

motional. It's all busin

Lorenzo finished.

, nothing is over until

ne wen

owly, his expression unreada

e w