After being left for dead by the mafia don she trusted, a woman claws her way back to freedom and rebuilds her life on her own terms. As she grows stronger, the man who abandoned her begins to realize what he lost — and she's determined he'll regret it.
The other end paused for a few seconds. i'm sorry ma'am our system shows that your number has multiple flagged records of suspected emergency calls per protocol we need to contact a family member or the regional authority to panic flooded through me instantly don't contact him please just come save me i really but the call
had already been transferred a few seconds later the background noise changed it was lively on the other end i heard someone comforting grace grace don't worry just rest mom and dad are No one's going to let you suffer. Then Grace's fragile voice drifted through.
Is that a call from my sister? Is she still angry at me? I heard Luca murmur softly to her. Don't worry about her.
If she won't admit she was wrong, let her stay out there. The emergency operator asked. Confirm whether Miss Emma Hale is currently in any life-threatening danger? Luca's voice was cold, without a shred of hesitation.
No. She's throwing a tantrum. Don't send anyone. I clutched the phone so hard my knuckles went white.
A broken sound tore from my throat. Luca! Wind and snow poured into my mouth. I could barely form a complete sentence.
I really didn't feel the pain anymore. I clawed desperately at the snow, trying to drag myself out. My leg was pinned, and my abdomen felt like it was splitting open. Every movement sent my vision black.
All I could do was scream with everything I had left. Help!