ALESSANDRO POV
There she was, lying in a pool of her blood, her face drained of life, her beautiful eyes fluttered shut, and her lips parted.
The love of my life is in her weakest state, and the fucker who did it is now hiding behind a car in the driveway.
“Lynn go handle that fucker!” I yelled crouching down to Cassandra’s body, I took off my blazer and pressed it against her wound trying to stop
as much blood flowing out as possible.
Lynn hid the kids under the coffee table and sprung into action; although she didn’t want any part of this mafia life, she still knew how to kill and defend her own.
I heard gunshots outside where Lynn was, hopefully, that motherfucker was getting what he deserved.
Cassandra was barely opening her eyes, but her hand was clinging to my arm and squeezing it.
“I’m so sorry, Cassandra.” A tear trickled from my eye, looking down on my beautiful wife.
“The ambulance is coming. Please stay with me,” I whispered, putting more pressure on her wound.
“I love you” She croaked and started to cough up blood.
More tears fell from my eyes, putting me in my most vulnerable state.
“He’s been taken care of,” Lynn said stepping into the house and looking down at Cassandra.
“Holy shit,” She murmured and put a hand on her mouth, looking at the amount of blood surrounding Cassandra.
“Stay with me, baby, please.” I held onto her hand and heard the noise of sirens coming our way.
Lynn ran outside, yelling at the medical team to come quickly, but it was too late; Cassandra had already closed her eyes.
“She’ll be okay” Lynn held my hand as we waited in the corridor for the doctors to give us news about Cassandra.
I couldn’t live without her. If she died in that room, I would never forgive myself.
I just wanted to hold her and kiss her; I wanted to smell her hair, which smelled of roses, every time I kissed her head.
I wanted a life with her I wanted to raise our child together.
A tear rolled down my cheek, Lynn grabbed my hand and squeezed it before resting her head on my shoulder.
“She’s so strong; she’ll make it,” Lynn whispered.
“I hope so,” I rasped out. “Because what will I do if she doesn’t?”
I was still covered in Cassandra’s blood, and I could still feel her touch on my arm, her small palm grabbing me, hoping that I would tell her everything was okay.
“Are you here for Cassandra Russo?” My head shot up to a female doctor holding a clipboard, and I stood up.
“Is she okay?
Where is she?
Is my baby okay?” I asked running a hand through my hair.
“I think it’s best if you come with me,” The doctor said, and my heart shattered; that can’t be good news. If it were good news, the doctor would’ve told me that she was okay right then and here.
Lynn and I followed the woman to her room. I could hear Lynn saying reassuring words to me, but I wasn’t quite listening.
I was too busy thinking about every outcome of this situation could have: what if Cassandra died along with my baby?
What if my baby is dead?
Thinking about it now, ever since I came into her life, I’ve caused her nothing but pain and disappointment. She deserves so much better.
We walked into the room where Cassandra was and she was hooked up to a hefty amount of wires but I could see that she was still breathing on her chest moving up and down
“The bullet only just missed her kidney, which is extremely lucky,” The doctor informed us.
“But due to the bullet hitting her stomach and the amount of blood she has lost, unfortunately, the baby didn’t survive the doctor’s voice laced with sympathy.
“I’m so sorry for your loss”
My heart dropped, and I sank into a chair behind me; if only I had been more careful with her, this wouldn’t have happened.
If only I took care of her like a husband would, she wouldn’t be in this hospital and she would still be carrying our baby.
“I’ll leave you guys alone with her, she we wake up soon,” The doctor said.
I ran a hand over my face, and another tear fell from my eye. God knows how Cassandra will react to this.
Lynn put a hand on my shoulder. “I’m so sorry, Alessandro,” She whispered.
“There was nothing more you could’ve done, Cassandra is alive and you need to spend as much time as possible with her brother ”
“All the time I’ve been with her, she’s ended up in danger. First, I slept with someone else, and then she was kidnapped and tortured. Now she’s lying in a fucking hospital bed, and our baby is dead because of me, not to mention our fucking father killed her mother!”
I raised my voice making Lynn flinch a little.
“You slept with someone else?” Her eyes widened.
“I was not in the right headspace” I stated thinking back all I’ve done is make her cry and she keeps forgiving
me.
“You should go check on the kids; they may be shaken up,” I tell her, wiping away my tears with the back of my hand.
“You want me to bring you some fresh clothes?” She asks, and I nod with that. She presses a kiss on my cheek and closes the door behind me.
I look at my wife, sleeping peacefully, and she still looks so beautiful, even in her worst state.
I can only imagine how she’s going to feel when she finds out the news, But I didn’t want to be the one to tell her, I didn’t want to cause her any more pain, and if I kept staying with her, more trouble would come so I made the only decision I could.
I wrote her a note on a napkin that said;
Cassandra, I can’t let you keep forgiving me for all the shit I’ve done; now best decision for me to do without you getting hurt is for me to stay far away from you.
You deserve someone who will treat you like the princess you are, and sadly, I can’t be that person.
The house is ready for you, but I won’t be accompanying you. I will always love you, sweetheart. I’m so sorry, Alessandro.
And with that, I kissed her forehead for the very last time and walked out of the door.