Chapter 14

Antonia. "This conversation is taking too damn long. You've got two options Alan, come to Portugal, or be the reason the bitch dies with your unborn child." Her familiar voice echoed through the room. "The conditions are that you leave your family Alan, they're a distraction to you, we've seen it over the last few years. They cloud your judgement. You're not as ruthless as you once were." "I'm not leaving her!" I aimed my gun right at Dante willing myself to pull the fucking trigger. Every thought, urge and impulse was telling me to pull that trigger, but I couldn't. I couldn't do it. Dante's smirk broadened while he watched me point the gun at him. "You're not going to do it Alan, you can't. You love her too much." Eventually my grip on the gun slacked and my arm dropped to my side in defeat. For once I couldn't find a solution, there was nothing I could do. My love for Ruth was too strong, I could never risk her getting hurt. Mostly for my own selfish reasons, of course this wou