Leave Me (Touch of Death Book 2) by LP Lovell

Author:LP Lovell [Lovell, LP]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-30T18:30:00+00:00

Days blend into weeks, and my injuries heal, but my mind is more complicated. I long for the crystal-clear clarity that has accompanied me my entire life. I miss having a purpose. Una and Nero both watch me like hawks, though they pretend not to. Una took Gio on her last mission, and I can’t pretend I don’t resent her for benching me. Even after Nero’s little errand to “ease me back in,” apparently I’m still not ready. I don’t know what they expected of me, but clearly, I failed. She thinks she’s helping me, but without my job, I have no purpose.

I’m more determined than ever to return to my former self. I just need to train.

The training room is silent, and as I tug my shirt over my head, the chilled air has goose bumps rising over my skin. With the press of a button, music blares through the speaker system. I turn it up loud enough to drown out my thoughts until there’s just me, my fists, and the punching bag in front of me. The first blow sends a shock wave up my arm that fills my entire body. On a deep breath, I land another punch and another. The steady thump, thump, thump, settles over me until my mind is blissfully numb. My knuckles split, old scars opening under the familiar force of violence. Blood coats my skin, but I don’t care.

Thump, thump, thump.

I keep going until my entire body aches with fatigue. I’m still not at full strength, and I tire more quickly than I would like, but it isn’t the first time I’ve rehabilitated from a severe injury. I can be patient. When I glance at the clock, I see that I’ve been at it for over an hour. I tug my shirt back in place and grit my teeth at the low-level ache that still lingers whenever I exert myself.

As soon as I step into the kitchen and see Nero and Gio, I feel the tension. Nero’s lips are pressed together in a flat line—something he only does when someone’s annoyed him. Gio is looking at him like he’s about to explode. I don’t even ask what’s wrong. I’m increasingly becoming irrelevant in this house, nothing more than an extra mouth to feed. Information is need-to-know, and being that I’m off missions, I don’t need to know anything.

“Sasha,” Nero says, and I nod at him and go to the fridge, grabbing a bottle of water. “There’s something you should know.”

I unscrew the lid and tip back the bottle, gulping down the cool liquid. “What?”

“Gabriella Ricci is on her way here.”

I place the bottle down. “Why?”

“I don’t know.”

His eyes meet mine, and I know it must have to do with Adelina.

“When does she arrive?”

“This afternoon.” He drags a hand through his hair in agitation. “She blames us for letting Adelina go.”

I grit my teeth. “I didn’t let her go.”

Gio interrupts this time. “We know that, but she’s upset. Just…perhaps make yourself scarce.”

Us? No. Adelina was mine to protect, and I failed.

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