Isabella couldn’t breathe as his grip fastened tighter around her neck, cutting the air from her lungs. Slowly, he began to lift her off her feet. Her eyes rolled gradually into his head, cutting off everything except the terrifying realization that the man holding her was no longer Lorenzo.
“LORENZO—STOP!” Sofia screamed as she slammed her hand against the console, triggering another surge of interference.
Then lights flickered violently as sparks snapped from one of the panels but Lorenzo didn’t react, hesitate or even loosen his grip. He wasn’t choosing… he was executing.
Inside his mind, cold and controlled darkness clouded him as the voice came again, clearer and even more louder.
> Target identified.
Eliminate threat.
> No…” his own voice came faint and strained in his h
