Alessandro gave a solemn nod. “Are there any objections to sentencing Bryson to this crime?”
No one moved.
All Bryson could hear was the sounds of his brothers’ muffled screams behind him.
He closed his eyes. Kaydon and Seth were safe.
The gun pressed to his head.
He wouldn’t even feel the cold water. He would be dead long before his body was dumped there.
He hoped Adria was able to take Seth and Kaydon far away from here.
Far away from the world they were born into. Show them something bigger than the smallness of these walls.
He hoped Kaydon would show Adria that the world wasn’t all bad, and that Seth would be her shield. Protecting her from all the hurts that tried to find her.
He hoped Adria would wrap Kaydon in her warm arms and keep him upright whenever the weight of the world became too much.
Seth’s blue eyes flashed in his mind, and Bryson hated all the violence that Seth had been forced to see. From a child into adulthood, his entire life had been spent seeing people who love each other hurt one another. Hopefully, Adria and Kaydon could show him that it wasn’t always like that.
Tears filled his eyes, and it wasn’t the dying that scared Bryson. It was the hurt he would leave behind. He could only hope that the love they all shared was enough.
Bryson shook off the thought.
Bryson knew the love was enough. It had melted hate, and moved immovable objects. They would all be okay, without him.
They had each other.
And they were going to live.
CHAPTER 67
ROME
Adria ripped open the elevator grate and ran down the corridors. Guards weren’t stationed at the entrances, as that would draw attention.
But eventually she would run into someone.
If she didn’t…
Her feet pounded on the ground as she ran.
Eric was right behind her.
Familiar sights brought unfamiliar emotions.
She was rushed.
Unplanned.
Reckless.
In love.
Elena and Sota were a few paces behind them, their team in tow. Cole waited at the airport.
The first guard they ran into crumpled to the ground before Adria even noticed him. Eric’s silenced pistol gunning him down as soon as they turned the corner.
