Emiliano Romano:-
I dialed Tatian's number the moment Eliseo returned me my phone. She picked up on the second ring and I opened my mouth to speak but got cut off with her voice.
"Tat—"
"Emi?" Her tone was broken. "Please, Emi, tell me Cassandra is okay—oh God, please say she’s okay. Mom and Dad are worried about her."
I tried to steady my breaths as I closed my eyes. Her fear rushed over me, but I tried to speak in a steady voice.
"She’s alive. Shot just inches from her heart, in her shoulder. Unconscious. But stable. Tesoro, you know that she is very strong."
But Tatiana didn’t say anything in response. I noticed how broken her crying sounded.
"Ivan got hit too."
No words passed between them.
"What?" I whispered in surprise. "When and how?"
"He was on his way back to the house
