Luca held her close. Recovery from Nonnina would take a while. No. That was a lie. It would take forever.
And he would not heal—could not even imagine healing—until he put a bullet into Renato's brain.
It took a long while before sleep found him. Even then, it was thin and restless. Sometime later, he felt Veronica shaking him awake.
"Luca…"
His eyes flew open instantly. "Vee?"
Her face hovered above his in the dark. "Wake up… something's wrong."
He sat up immediately. "What?"
"I don't know," Vee whispered, one hand pressed to her lower stomach. "I just feel a bit of pain in my stomach."
