Page 51 of Dangerous Kiss

“I enjoyed it.”

Oh, dear God…he got up and switched on the television. “You need to see this.”

Stella was startled to see Cosimo in front of a bank of journalists with the FBI agent alongside him and Lars. He looked exhausted and drawn. Stella saw the ‘Recorded Earlier’logo in the corner of the screen. She tried to concentrate on what Cosimo was saying.

“Please, whoever you are…you’ve already killed one person. This has to end now. Bring Stella back to us, unharmed, and we’ll do everything we can to get you the help you need.”

“He’s lying,” her captor said.

Stella ignored him.God.Cosimo looked heartbroken and Stella felt guilty—he had obviously loved Biba very much.

She got angry. “Why are you showing me this? What did you hope to achieve?”

He said nothing and, frustrated, Stella stood. “Let me go. Now. This is madness.”

She only had time to blink once before he was on her.