Chapter 7 - The Desperate Deal
Luca instantly pulled us under the thick cover of the pine trees to hide from the drone's camera.
He knew Vincenzo's men would be swarming our exact location within minutes.
We ran through the dark woods until my lungs felt like they were bleeding.
We stumbled upon a small, abandoned hunting cabin hidden near a dried riverbed.
We rushed inside and barricaded the heavy wooden door with a broken table.
I collapsed onto the dusty floor, pulling Lena and Ash tightly against my chest.
Luca tore a piece of his clean shirt and tightly bandaged his bleeding shoulder.
He looked at me with a profound sadness that broke my heart all over again.
He apologized for bringing this dark, violent world to my doorstep.
I reached out and gently touched his face, feeling the rough stubble on his jaw.
I told him I finally understood that he had never betrayed me, and I would fight by his side.
We sat in the dark, trying to formulate a plan to rescue Vanessa without walking into a trap.
I noticed that Ash was playing with a small, shiny coin in his pocket.
I asked him where he got it, and he whispered that Mr. Pike had given it to him yesterday.
I snatched the coin from his small hand and examined it closely in the moonlight.
It was not a coin at all.
It was a military-grade GPS tracker.
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Vincenzo had known our location since the moment we left the bakery.
Suddenly, the heavy wooden door of the cabin was kicked violently off its hinges.
