ELLA'S POV
My heartbeat quickened as the sound of the doorbell ripped through my spine for the second time, like a lightning bolt. I swallowed past the nerves that bunched at areas around my chest, before the flame of anger grazed them to ashes.
I fisted my hands, my nails digging to my skin. “What do they want?” The words came out bitter against my tongue.
Rio's gaze darkened, till I could barely make out his features. “I guess we're about to fi—”
Mrs Marcus gasped, shaking her head. She slided backwards, pacing the length of the room. “I don't think I want to see them,” Another gasp escaped her throat as she clenched her hands against her chest.
“They caused this,” She panted. “The Larson triplets put my baby hanging for her life,” The woman grunted as she wiped a stray tear th
