Page 135 of My Sweetest Obsession

“Liam!” I shouted as I flung open the shattered glass door. The guards were yelling, urging me to return, but I was already outside; I needed to find my best friend.

Panic coursed through me as I scanned the area.Where the hell was he?

Someone grabbed my arm. “Stop. Get inside before—” A blade went through the guard’s neck, and his eyes widened. The man in a mask yanked the knife out, and the guard fell to the ground.

I glanced back as I ran, my heart pounding, and witnessed the stranger’s menacing approach, each step deliberate and sinister as if hunting his prey. Demon barked fiercely and leaped at the man, but a brutal blow to his head silenced him.

“No,” I screamed. I sprinted toward the guards, but a rough rope tightened around my throat from behind, yanking me backward. I struggled, clawing at the coarse fibers, but the asshole’s strength overpowered me. He began to pull me backward. I planted my feet firmly on the ground and dug in my heels, determined to resist being dragged away.

“Let her go, you son of a bitch!” Liam hollered. The stranger dropped the rope, and grunts and the sound of flesh colliding filled my ears.

I rolled onto my stomach and saw Liam wresting with the stranger, who was built like a tank.

“Gigi, run! Run toward the guards!” Liam screamed.

Then a gun caught my eye. My heart stopped as I realized what was about to happen. “Liam! Watch out!”

But it was too late. Liam’s body jerked violently with each shot. He stumbled, his knees giving way as he crumpled to the ground.

“NO!”

“Liam! Liam!” Dante’s voice sliced through the air, mingling with my father’s calls.

“Gigi!”

I looked up just in time to spot a figure approaching me. The man with the mask was moving leisurely, but as soon as he heard the others shouting my name, he picked up speed.

I turned my head just in time to see Nico sprinting toward me, his gun aimed with precision.

My dark angel had come to save me.

NICO

“What the hell?” Luca exclaimed.

“What’s going on?” I asked.

“The security alarm is going off at your house,” he said, glancing up at me.

We sprang to our feet and bolted out of the club. I barked orders to my guards as I sprinted toward the exit, Matteo, Lo, and Luca following behind.

I quickly dialed Alphonse. “What is it?” he answered.

“Get to my house. It’s under attack, and you’re the closest!” I commanded.

“Shit! I’m on my way,” he shouted before hanging up.

I lunged into the driver’s seat, with the guys jumping in after me.

I tore out of the garage like a bat out of hell.

“Come on, Mya! Pick up the damn phone!” Matteo urged.

“If she’s not answering, it means they could be in the panic room,” Lo piped up.

“Let’s pray that’s the case,” I muttered, tearing around a sharp left and onto the road.

I was breaking every traffic law and then some just to get to my girl.