Love, Evangeline

42.

Song: Hold on by Chord Overstreet- the song above is for later on in the chapter, when Domenico is waiting in the lobby at the hospital.

Domenico's POV

The moon hung high in the sky as the whistling winds whipped itself against tree branches. I stood still behind a tree as I stared up at Giuliano's mansion. She was in there, Evangeline was somewhere in that blood stained hellhole, alone. " What about the guards?" Leo whispered as he folded his arms. I could barely see him as he stood beside me, yet I knew his eyes were on me. " Giuliano has a garden, which leads up to a side door," I informed. " And you know for sure, Evangeline's in there?" Alessandro asked.  Every muscle in my body remained tense as my mind began collecting up all the gruesome things Giuliano could've done to Evangeline.

" Hey," Alessandro said coolly as he gripped my shoulder, yanking me around. " I don't give a fuck if this plan is about you getting revenge on this guy," Alessandro uttered sternly. " If Evangeline's not fucking in there, I swear to god I'll rip out your throat." " Don't think for one god damn second that you care more about Evangeline than I do," I muttered. " Enough," Dante spat out. I looked at him, " she's our sister, don't fucking forget that," Dante reminded me as he approached me. " You know she's in there?" Dante asked calmly. " No one else would've taken her," I reminded Dante. Mateo shook his head, " this is a bad idea." " You wanna fucking leave, go," I ordered. Mateo looked at me, worry laced his eyes. Pointing ahead at Giuliano's mansion, I stated, " your sisters in there, alone, with Giuliano, who's done god knows what to her." Mateo swallowed, a numbing breeze clung to my body as the moon's rays poured down around us.

" Now I will go in there, with our without any of you," I promised coolly. Dante inhaled deeply as Alessandro looked at him. " But if you want to save your sister, stay by my side and help me get her out," I aided. Damien sighed, " we're not leaving you, or Evangeline." My eyes averted back to Mateo, " you in or not, because I won't hesitate for a second to leave your ass out here." Mateo scoffed as he looked at Dante for advice. " If we go in there, we're all dead," Mateo said as he looked back at me. The seconds we stood out here talking, the longer Evangeline was being held captive. " Your sister could be dead, Mateo," I said harshly. If I lost Evangeline due to some worthless conversation with her brothers, I wouldn't ever be able to forgive them or myself. " Do you love Evangeline," I asked. " Yes," Mateo said sternly. " We're all going in," Alessandro cut in.

Mateo looked at him, I stared at Mateo for a moment before looking over at Dante. Inhaling deeply, Dante said, " we're ready when you are." Turning, I glanced back up at the building towering up in the sky. My fists clenched up at my side, Giuliano would pay for taking Evangeline from me, he'd pay in the most torturous ways imaginable.

Looking back at Dante and the others, I acknowledge, " guards are positioned at every door in the house, except the garden's." Damien nodded, " after we get to the door, how the hell are we going to know where Evangeline is?" " The cellars," I responded. Mateo's eyebrows raised, "  Evangeline's in the cellars?" " Giuliano wouldn't keep her in any of the rooms. He wants to scare her,  whatever information he needs from her, he'll do whatever it takes to get it," I said. " Okay, after the garden doors, then where do we go?" Gio asked. " What about security, guards?" Leo asked cautiously. " I've been here, just follow me and listen to what I say," I assured him. Scoffing slightly, Diego said, " Giuliano isn't fucking dumb, his guards are ten times more trained than anyone here."