CASSANDRA'S POV~
Before that asshole could even part his lips to mutter a word, Adriano was already there. One second he was behind me, the next—bam!—his leg shot out like a missile and landed right into the man’s ribs with such vicious force I heard something c***k.
The man screamed, a ragged, pitiful sound that echoed through the hallway, collapsing to the floor as he clutched his side in pure agony. My breath hitched. I saw my mother flinch beside me, her eyes wide and terrified.
But Adriano? He wasn’t done.
He bared his teeth and crouched beside the man like a predator, eyes sharp and wild. The man whimpered, rolling on the floor, and I could already tell it’d take a handful of scans to make sure he didn’t end up coughing blood or worse.
Adriano spat near him with disgust. “Don’t
