DOMINIC

I didn’t even realize when the smirk pulled at my lips. Maybe this bastard wasn’t entirely useless after all.

I turned back slowly, taking my time as I eyed him. Giovanni and Alessio were already poised to finish the job, their hands steady and their faces blank.

“Hold,” I said, my voice calm but firm.

They stopped immediately.

The bastard let out a weak, wheezing breath, his head hanging forward as if he didn’t even have the strength to lift it anymore.

I took a step ...