Chapter 15 - The Battle of Wills
The tension inside the small cabin,
was thick enough to cut,
Rossi's finger hovered over the trigger,
tears blurring his vision,
as he looked at Daniel,
Sofia sat perfectly still,
her hands raised in the air,
knowing any sudden movement,
could cause a fatal shot,
you think you're the only one,
who loves their child,
Rossi shouted,
his voice cracking with emotion,
they sent me a video,
Daniel,
she is locked in a basement,
crying for me,
just like your boy was,
I don't have a choice,
yes you do,
Daniel argued,
stepping an inch closer,
defying the weapon pointed at him,
we have the files,
Rossi,
we have the names of the people,
who took your daughter,
and my son,
if you kill me,
they win completely,
they will kill her anyway,
because they don't leave witnesses,
you know how they operate,
Rossi's arm began to tremble,
the logic piercing through his panic,
he knew Daniel was right,
the syndicate never kept promises,
they were monsters clad in suits,
who used love as a weapon,
suddenly,
the sound of tires crunching,
on the gravel outside,
broke the standoff,
headlights swept across the cabin windows,
illuminating the peeling wallpaper,
they are here,
Sofia whispered,
her voice full of dread,
they followed us anyway,
Rossi looked at the window,
then back at Daniel,
his expression changing from despair,
to a grim finality,
he lowered his weapon,
turning the safety off,
and handed a spare magazine,
to Daniel,
forgive me,
Rossi said,
let's go get our kids,
Daniel took the ammunition,
the alliance forged in blood,
and desperate hope,
May you like
as the front door of the cabin,
was kicked open from the outside.
