I stepped into the warmth of my home. I looked down to see the blood on my top and that's when it happened. I broke down but not because Giovanni was dead and most of the people I had known as brothers, but I cried because I was safe, I was home. "Kate?" I heard Ryder call. He came down the stairs and when he saw he ran to me, "what happened?" He asked immediately hugging me. "I need to shower" I told him. He picked me up bridal style and carried me up the stairs. "Shower with me" I asked him. He nodded and placed me down in the bathroom then closed the door. He helped me undress and I went into the shower. I turned the hot water on and began to wash the remaining blood off my body. "Tell me everything" he commanded. We both stood under the hot water that ran smoothly down our bod

