“I’ve never heard you talk like this before.”
“That’s because I’ve changed too. I’ve grown and it was thanks to Will. He’s helped me, Enzo. You have to see it.”
“What I see is that he’s brainwashed you. You’re coming with me. Right now.” Enzo tugs on my arm and pulls me away from Will.
Will doesn’t put up a fight since he’s already made up his mind: I have to go home with my brother.
Enzo continues to pull me along until we leave the hospital and reach his car. “Get in.” I don’t move. “I won’t make you marry Nico. I promise. Just get in. Let me keep you safe.”
Before I can do anything, a car comes zipping into the parking lot and Nico gets out. His leg is bandaged but it’s still bleeding. His skin is pale like he’s on death’s door but he’s not willing to give up yet.
“Nico,” Enzo says in surprise.
“Give her back to me. I have to marry her.”
Enzo pushes me behind him. “No. You went behind my back. You tried marrying my sister without me there and she already told me what kind of man you are. You will not marry her. I will not allow it.”
“You promised her to me,” Nico growls.
“I am taking back my promise.”
Nico surges forward but instead of going for Enzo, he goes for me. He pulls me away from my brother.
Enzo stares in shock for a moment. He’s getting to see the real Nico. The one I saw the moment Nico told me what kind of wife I was supposed to be to him.
Nico drags me towards his car until suddenly, he lets me go. That’s when I turn around and see Will right there. He pushes Nico to the ground and gets on top of him, punching his face over and over and over again.
He only stops when Nico finally stops fighting him.
I notice Nico is still alive though. I’m glad that Will didn’t resort to murder again.
Will gets off Nico and turns to me. “Are you ok?”
“I’m ok.”
Enzo slowly walks over to Will’s side. “You… you just saved my sister.”
That’s when I notice Nico grab his gun from his jacket pocket and aim it at Enzo.
“Enzo!” I scream. Both Will and Enzo turn to look in Nico’s direction. Nico fires his gun at Enzo… but it’s Will who throws himself into the line of fire.
He takes the bullet meant for Enzo and collapses to the ground. In one quick motion, Enzo kicks the gun out of Nico’s hand and kicks him in the face, making him go unconscious.
I run to Will’s side. He was shot in the stomach. “Will. Will!”
Enzo hurries over and after a split second decision, gets Will to his feet and brings him straight back into the hospital.The doctors and nurses are panicking because of the gunshot everyone heard.
“There’s an active shooter,” I hear a security guard say.
Will is put onto a gurney and wheeled away from me. I can only watch.
Enzo pulls me into my arms as I begin to cry. “He’ll be ok. Thankfully we were right outside the hospital.”
“What will happen to Nico?”
“I left him out there. He’ll probably be arrested.”
“And Marco? He’s still out there.”
