Page 67 of Always Yours

I picture Lily’s face in my head; the only thing that has been keeping me going.

I’m trying to be strong to see my love again, even if it is one last time, but I don’t know if I have that in me.

Blackness takes over me for the millionth time. Only this time, I’m not sure if I will wake up.

Chapter Seventeen

Nick “Switch”

My Prez is dying right before my eyes, and there’s nothing I can do about it.

I feel the hope drain from me as I watch his body fight to wake up and slowly go limp. I can hear that his breathing is getting choppy. Tears well in my eyes watching this great man fall.

Everyone is solemnly observing the love of Lilianna’s life fight a losing battle when there’s a huge bang and some gunfire.

There are shouts and footsteps running around.

I hear a squeaking sound and look up at the vent. There are fingers undoing the screws, slowly.

I grin at the Romano brothers.

“Looks like your sister is here,” I whisper in glee.

“How do you know?” Enzo asks.

“I told you it wouldn’t be long before she found her men. And If I know Lily, she is tiny enough to squeeze through vents like this.

When the vent comes lose, it smashes to the ground. I can reach it from here and I grab it and drag it behind me against the wall when the door it thrown open.

“What was that?” a man asks in a panic.

“Your leverage fell over. He’s not a small guy. It was bound to make some noise,” Antonio says dryly.

The man walks closer to Prez’s cell and, next thing you know, a body drops down onto his back and slices a knife into his neck.

The person jumps off before the guard falls lifelessly on the floor.

When the person turns around, I realise that I am looking at an older version of Lily.

She gasps when she turns to look at me and her eyes go wide.

“No,” she states in shock. Her voice is laced with horror.

“Hey Sparklebum,” I say with a small grin.

“Nikolai? How is this possible?” she asks in shock.

“I’ll tell you when we get out. I don’t think Prez has much time. He needs a hospital, pronto,” I tell her sadly.

Her eyes get wide as she turns around and a cry escapes her mouth.

A body drops in the same way Lily did.

“Dawson?” Lorenzo gasps in shock.

“Find some keys,” Lily cries as she looks at her man pleading for him to hear her. She screams his name over and over, but he doesn’t budge.

Dawson checks the guard and finds the keys. He opens Derek’s cell and Lily rushes in.

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