Free Bella (A Sagatori Family Saga a Mafia Romance Book 3) by Kimberly Blalock Page A

held me back while the people worked on Jax and put him into an ambulance.
    “I’m riding with him,” I fought against Sal, “I’m not leaving him.
    We had been sitting in the hospital waiting room for ten hours. I hadn’t eaten or slept. I refused to leave for fear I’d be gone when Jax came out of surgery. The Doctors and nurses said they would do everything they could but that the odds were not in his favor. Tony and Sal hadn’t left my side and I was greatful.
    From what I’d heard from Tony, it was the Russians and they found that out when I’d ordered Tony to have Sam brought to me. I was going to put a bullet in his head like I had Mickie but it was the Russians. Mickie didn’t think we’d find him or maybe he thought they’d kill us first.
    So as I’ve sat here for the last ten hours I’ve planned their deaths. Every dark and twisted one of them. I’d write it down but the feds could use that against me. Instead, I’d simply do it myself. I’d walk in and shoot them all.
    “Mrs. Moretti?” I heard someone announce.
    I stood, my body weak. “Yes!” Tony walked me to the tall doctor. He led us into a small room. My body was ice cold, my heart beat fast and hard,     fearing what he would say to us.
    “Is he okay?”
    His face was pale. He looked weaker than I felt.
    “We did everything that we could Mrs. Moretti.” I collapsed. “He’s lost a lot of blood. We were able to retrieve the bullets from his lung and arm but the head trauma…he has severe swelling, and until that decreases we are going to be in the dark.”
    “Is he going to live?”
    “We have to take it hour by hour. Our hope is that he can make it through the first twenty-four hours, and if we get that far then the chances get better and better.”
    “So there's a chance he could make it?” Tony asked.
    “I’m going to be honest, right now I’m not sure how he’s still with us. He took a beating but he’s a fighter, so yes, I think there is a chance. Small but yes.”
    “Can I see him?” I needed to hold him.
    “Yes, he’s in the ICU, but I need to warn you. He’s completely intubated. He has a breathing machine and that can be scary if you’re not expecting it.”
    “I need to see my husband.”
    The doctor walked us into the ICU.
    We approached the cold, dark room. Jax was in a hospital bed and sure enough, he had tubes in his mouth and an IV in his arm. Tears welled in my eyes seeing him like that. I approached the bed afraid to touch him. I didn’t know if he’d make it, but I prayed that he would. I loved Jax Moretti.
    Tony slipped inside of the room rounding the bed. “We’re gonna get them, Bella.”
    “Tony, I want them all dead.” He nodded. “Bring me, Orlov. I want to kill him myself, do you understand?”
    “Bella, you can’t do that.”
    “Bring me Orlov, Tony.” I stood tall. I will be the one to kill him. I will be the one that makes him pay.
    “Bella.”
    “He tried to kill my husband, Tony. Bring him to me.” He drew in a deep breath watching Jax. “If this                                                                                                                                                                               was you, Jax would avenge you. I’d avenge you. We are family, and we must protect our own. Bring him to me.”
    Tony walked towards the door.
    “Where are you going?”
    “To make them pay.”
    “Thank you.”
    Tony stood still for a moment, watching between Jax and I and then left the room.
    I’d stay with Jax until he woke up, 1 and I’d have revenge for him too. I sat down beside the bed and laid my head on his cold hand. I slipped into the darkness of sleep holding onto the love I never thought I’d have, and I’d do everything to hang on to that.

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