Shock radiated through Nico's body knocking him back on his haunches. Vee still lay underneath him, but she was able to push herself up enough to watch him. Horror etched his features. He squeezed his eyes shut and breathed hard. When he opened them, Vee saw rage unlike anything she'd ever seen before. Nico put the phone on speaker and said in a surprisingly smooth voice that hinted at none of his anger, "You killed something that belongs to me, now you will hear your wife die."

Vee ...