Page 163 of Niccolo (Mafia Kings #7)

Niccolo

“ N O!” I screamed as Adriano fell halfway between me and Dario.

He didn’t have a gun.

He was defenseless.

I saw him glance at the pistol lying in the grass next to Adriano.

“NO – STAY THERE!” I screamed.

I fired my gun into the ruins as I sprinted for Dario.

I didn’t make it.

I felt the pain like three sharp explosions in my chest and abdomen.

They knocked the breath out of me, and I finally understood why the others reacted the way they had.

I stumbled to the ground and collapsed on my side.

I looked down at my chest…

And stared at the bright red spreading wetly across my shirt.