Beautifully Brutal: Cavalieri Della Morte by René Dani

Author:René, Dani
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dani René Books
Published: 2019-04-03T16:00:00+00:00

Giuliana

My lungs burn. My legs ache, and my body is drenched in sweat. Lance managed to open the door, and we somehow got off the property, but something tells me it was far too easy.

Knowing my father, he wouldn’t let us escape that easily, and if Sergio really did pay for me, our escape is part of a bigger plan. One we don’t know just yet. And I’m afraid when we do find out what it is, both Lance and I will not survive it.

The dark sky hangs above us, and I can’t help shake. I’m barefoot, and even though Lance is practically carrying me, I know his leg is in pain. I want to tell him to let me walk, to leave me here and find help, but the thought of him leaving me in the middle of nowhere makes me nervous.

We’ve been walking for what feels like hours. But when I glance up, I notice lights in the distance. The drive into the center of town is about twenty minutes, so that means we’ve been walking for about an hour, maybe a little longer.

“The hotel I’m staying in should give me a spare key. I need to get my phone charged so I can call Seth and get him to drive out here. And I’m not going near New Orleans,” he advises me in the darkness, and I read into the threat that hangs in his tone. He doesn’t want Arthur, my father, to find us. I don’t blame him.

“I know, Lance. I know,” I murmur as we near the bright lights and the main strip. People mill around, and thankfully, none of them take notice of me all dressed up with no shoes. But it’s Lance’s bloodied leg that concerns me most.

When we finally make it into the hotel lobby, a few guests glance at us as if we’ve lost our minds. But when we reach the reception desk, the man who looks up at Lance seems to recognize him.

“Good evening, Mr. Knight.” He smiles in greeting. “Can I help you?”

“I need a second key for my room. We were in a bit of an accident, and I need to get up there.” Lance’s voice is low. There’s an insistent urgency to his words, and the man on the opposite end of the desk flounders as he finds another card, offering it up to Lance.

“Of course, sir. Would you like an ambulance? Perhaps a doct—”

“We’ll be fine,” Lance grits out through clenched teeth, tugging me behind him toward the elevators. When we step into the car, he finally voices the words that have been weighing on me for hours. “That was too easy.”

“I know.”

“Your father will be here soon.” He doesn’t look at me, but I can feel his frustration simmering through every part of him. Lance has always been someone who couldn’t hide emotion, and this time it’s no different.

When we reach the floor to his room, Lance pulls me along behind him, and I’m stumbling into his solid frame.

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