The chaotic whirlwind of the last few minutes finally began to settle into a cold, eerie quiet as Leo was gently escorted away from the apartment. The two police officers had recognized the severe state of psychological shock the young doctor was in, and they had quickly helped him descend the stairs to a waiting ambulance rather than keeping him on the gruesome scene. Leo had absolutely never meant to expose the hidden reality that Renzo was living here with Lyra. He hadn't been thinking about the mafia, the mysterious gunshot wound, or the dangerous secrets locked inside the apartment; he had simply run straight back to his childhood friend in a moment of pure, blinding terror.
But the damage was already done. The moment the two police officers had stepped through the threshold to calm
