Saints & Sinners

Chapter 18

Lorenzo

Antonio slams the door open, quickly giving me room to carry now unconscious Alessia to the couch.

"Watch her head Enzo!" Fuck man, she's bleeding everywhere." Antonio shouts at me frantically.

"Antonio. Relax. Just let me think, please."

I run my hands through my hair, looking down at Alessia.

Okay, think. Fuck. Bandages, we need bandages. We can close the wound and stop the bleeding. We just need bandages.

I glance at Antonio one last time and rush over to the medical closet.

I look around, distressed. I start rummaging within the shelves, throwing random containers onto the floor out of my way.

Fuck, fuck, fuck. Where are the bandages?

"Antonio!" I shout, "Where are the fucking bandages."

"Look at the bottom shelf, they should be in the white container on the left." He replies back with a shaky breath.

I grab the container and hurry back to Alessia.

I rip her dress apart without a second thought. Fuck it, I'm buying her a new one later.

Antonio helps me wipe away the blood and throws the rags down onto the floor.

"Lorenzo, bandages aren't going to do the job. The same shit happened with your dad, we are gonna have to close this wound, or she's going to bleed out.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah you're right, can you go get the supplies?" I ask, my thoughts scattered everywhere at once.

After Antonio leaves, I notice her starting to stir.

"Shh shh, it's okay, I'm going to fix you up. Just hang on Alessia. Fuck, just for a little longer. "

Antonio comes back, the container already open.

"Antonio hold her head for a little while I do this, it's going to hurt her."

He nods his head quickly and walks to the other end of the couch. He slides down behind her, lifting her head to rest on his chest.

"Okay princess just breath." He tells her reassuringly, moving her hair from her face.

I quickly stitch her up, trying to make it as painless as possible.

"Fuck" she mumbles under her breath.

"I know baby, I know" I reply while wiping away the dried-up blood.

I finish the last stitch and start wrapping the bandages around her torso.

"Antonio go grab her one of my shirts," I say while removing the rest of her ripped-up dress.

I carry her up to my room, setting her down on the bed. I have one of my maids put the shirt on and make her comfortable.

I'm taking the guest room tonight.

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3:34 AM.

I hear the door to my room open, and quickly get up to see what's happening.

I leave the guest room, and start heading down the hall.

My eyes now adjusted to the dark, I see Alessia standing in the doorway confused.

"Enzo?" she asks softly.

I wait a moment and start walking towards her.

"Yeah, it's me," I reply.

"What happened with Antonov? Did he get away?" She starts asking, rubbing her eye with the back of her hand.

"Everything is fine, it's going to get taken care of. Are you okay? Do you feel any pain?" I ask, taking another step, and reaching out toward her.

"I'm okay, I just-"

"Go back to bed Alessia, you've had a long night," I say, cutting her off.

"No? No. Tell me what happened. What's the new plan, what are we going to do?" She says in a demanding tone.

"There is no new plan. Don't worry about it. Right now I just need you to go back to bed." I say, finally reaching her, putting my hand on her hip.

She slightly leans in, lost in thought.

"Lorenzo, no. What if-" She states, voice breaking.

"Alessia," I reply, taking her head in my hand, lifting her chin up with my thumb. Tears meet the corners of her eyes. now looking at me.

"It will be okay. We'll talk about this in the morning. You need sleep."

She looks away for a moment then nods in agreement, as I start walking her to my room.

I put my hand on her back for support, while she climbs into bed.

I lift the sheet over her body, as she grunts a little in pain, trying to get comfortable.

I make my way to the door, then stop, looking back to make sure she's okay.

Her mouth opens as if needing to tell me something important.

"Goodnight Lorenzo" She states.

I stare for a moment, slightly nodding my head.

"Get some rest Alessia," I reply and slowly close the door behind me.

Get better.

Please.