Again, please," She whispered.
(Allie to Wes)
~Jodi Thomas~
Romano
Her heartbreaking screech caught me by surprise. That high-pitched voice that was loaded with panic and fear brought me to my feet sprinting to the room where the cries were coming from.
She was kneeling on the floor, her face pressed down on the mattress, her small body heaving with sobs. Everything in her bedroom had been torn up into pieces, gunshots at every corner. Whoever did this was trying to send her a message. And the message was to scare the hell out of her, and it had worked. Stefano had finally caught up with her.
"C'mon baby, look at me," terrified eyes met mine, tears still glistened in her eyes, his body still shaking.
"Do you trust me?" I asked, lifting her in my arms.
She nodded as I sa
