Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 32729 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 164(@200wpm)___ 131(@250wpm)___ 109(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 32729 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 164(@200wpm)___ 131(@250wpm)___ 109(@300wpm)
She nodded her head.
Heading out of the bedroom, he held his gun ready, and he saw the first man already making his way upstairs. Diego didn’t like how cocky the little shit was, so he fired his gun, putting a bullet straight through the man’s skull. He expected Liana to scream or cry, but she didn’t. She was at his back, and as he moved out, he took aim, but Liana was already shooting.
A second guy went down.
Where Emilio had three men, it would seem they had sent most of the men to his home.
He had no choice but to advance downstairs with Liana at his side. Diego hated that she was having to shoot to kill, but she did so, and he trusted her to have his back.
One by one, the men fell, and he lost count, until he aimed his gun and fired, only he had run out of bullets.
The other man smirked, and Diego charged forward, taking him down to the ground. He was out of bullets, but that didn’t mean he was out of weapons. Pulling his knife from out of his boot, he reached up, and imbedded it into his neck.
Diego didn’t linger and he got to his feet and turned to see Liana there, gun in hand. She dropped, and then he opened his arms. She ran right into them, and he held her tightly. The tears he expected, as she sobbed against his chest, and he refused to let her go.
“I’ve got you,” he said.
Just then, Enzo and Enzo Jr. charged into the house, both armed, looking fucking pissed off as they looked at the men that had been killed.
“Fuck,” Enzo Jr. said. “Sis, you had something to do with this, didn’t you?”
Diego pushed some of her hair off her face and stared into her eyes.
“I might have.”
“Is this going to be a problem?” Diego asked.
She frowned. “No, I don’t think it is. They broke into my house, intent on killing my husband, and we have a baby on the way. They got what was fucking coming to them.”
Diego fucking loved this woman.
“So, I guess this means you two are good?” Enzo asked.
He looked toward his father-in-law. “Yeah, we’re good.”
Enzo Jr. clicked, and just then, there was a small bark, and they all turned to see Misty coming down stairs, her tail wagging, and she ran straight to Diego.
He picked up his little pup and saw the disappointment on Enzo Jr’s face. “Don’t you worry, we’ll get you a dog all your own.”
Liana burst out laughing.
Even though they were surrounded with dead bodies, it was strange for Diego, because he truly felt like everything was going to be okay.
Epilogue
Ten Years Later
“I don’t care what your friends say or do, that is no way to talk to your mother. Apologize now!” Diego pushed his son, Diego Jr. It seemed to be a family trait for the oldest son to be named after the father.
“I’m sorry, Mom, I honestly didn’t mean it, but your cookies are the best.”
Diego had heard his oldest son telling his mother he didn’t like her and that he hated her, all because Liana had said to wait until dinner. Of course, it was a little joke, but still, Diego wasn’t going to have any of his children treating his wife with anything other than love and respect.
As for his wife, Liana came toward their son, ruffled his head, and told him to get ready for dinner. Diego Jr. ran off, and Misty followed, along with Bruno and Bell, their two other Dachshund dogs. Enzo Jr. had not only gotten one dog, he had gotten two Dachshunds who were partners, and one was carrying pups. Enzo Jr. kept most of the pups, but he and Liana took Bruno and Bell for company for Misty.
He looked out in the hallway to see Isabella running upstairs as well. Not to mention little Niles, who was currently being a little terror and thought it was funny to play hide-and-seek, and it turned out he knew a lot of hiding areas.