The Don's Captive

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e herself of her husband's grip. Her husband held her tigh

pointed at the couple. He turned to look at me. I searc

d anguish. I took a step further, and my father held my shoulders

ther said in a forceful tone. He was

main in front of him. " If you pull that trigger, then you are going to ki

ated this way," My father said again,

re was a hint of compassion in hi

n them, but as young as I was, I knew when t

ith bitterness and anger. I stood there and watched the helpless lady s

es, you could tell how much she needed help. The

ld Ricardo, please let m

whore!" He s

n the couples, like a predator waiting to strike but h

les and the next thing I heard wa

n drop from his hand. A tear fell from his left e

rdo and pulled the trigger, but the wicked man was fast enough to position th

d. Ricardo let out a dry laugh as he looked at the

," My father said in a

lt but at least I

to pick up the gun and blow the

d motherless," Ricardo said in a sad voice. "I loved my wife

e world wa

his blank expression didn't change. Ric

and his abused wife. She had marks all over her like she had been severely beaten, and he ke

my wife!" The man yelled at me,

ssed behind him. I expected him to ask the bodyguards to thro

looked down at the body on th

I took a step forward and my father held m

front of my dad. The bodyguards quickly mov

with my father's gun tr

o called, "You

My father answered blankly, but y

eeded your he

Ricardo had stabbed him with a kn

o the chief bodyguard. "My

y turned to run away when I quickly picked up the gun

heart was. He groaned but kept going and I kep

ied away for medical attention. I looked

to where the knife was and then picked it up. I watched my father'

m my hands and marched a

had bett