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Chapter Fifteen
Zulika’s breath was coming in short gasps as she, Orlando, and Fred raced through the hospital corridors. As they turned into the relative’s room, she saw Giacomo, his head in his hands, and her heart nearly failed. But then he looked up and smiled, and she saw genuine relief and joy in his eyes. He hugged her.
“She’s going to be okay. She’s in surgery at the moment, but the doctor’s say she should be fine.”
Zulika could feel the tension in Giacomo’s body. “What aren’t you telling us, Jack?”
“Sit down, all of you, and I’ll tell you.”
Zulika kept a hold of his hand and Giacomo squeezed it. “He beat her. Badly. The docs say she has a splenic injury and she’s been bleeding internally for a couple of days. Luckily, it wasn’t a huge rupture, or she’d be gone. They’re do
