When Nikolai turned to me, he brought his gun down and walked towards my direction. The look in his eyes looked blank, unlike a few seconds ago so it was hard to tell what he was thinking about. However, even before he could take another step, Mi Cielo grabbed him by the arm and before Nikolai could react, a jab landed right on his cheek.
It caused him to fall on the ground with a rather loud thud. Grabbing that chance, I ran to my husband’s side. My breath hitched at the sight of blood oozing out not only at the side of his lips, but also on the cut under his eye.
“You trust me, don’t you?” I asked, cupping his cheek and wiping off the blood from his face.
He looked at me with a confused look with his eyes filled with pain.
“You can stay here… You can stay, but promise me that we sho
