THE PRIEST OF SANTA MARIA

 [  [CHAPTER  42 ] - ( THE PRIEST OF SANTA MARIA ) - { PT.  8 } - Kill . . . . .her! He squeezed Cedric's arm. Cedric cocked the trigger and with his eyes focused on Angelica, he fired the shot. Time seemed to slow for Christiano, who threw his body around Angelica and fell on top of her. The slug hit the wall and wedged itself in the plaster. Another shot fired. They peered out from beneath Christiano's arms to see Cedric's face smash against the concrete floor. The gun fell from Don Primo's hand with a metallic clang. Angelica rushed to him, kneeled by his side and gently gripped his hand. Thank you. You saved me. True to your word. He smiled at her and gave her hand a weak squeeze.It was the least I could do. May God forgive me for the man I was. With his last word, came his final breath. She placed her hands over his eyelids and shut them. A bewildered Christiano stood over her. She looked up at him. He had a change of heart. She stood up and sobbed into his ches...

  ( CHAPTER  42 ) - [ THE PRIEST OF SANTA MARIA ] - { PT.  7 } - Sammel dropped to his knees, a frozen picture of shock on his face. With his perplexed gaze on Don Primo, he turned his gun on him and fired as he hit the ground. The bullet dropped Don Primo on his back, his gun still in his hand. Deep crimson stained his hands as he clutched at the hole in his stomach. Christinao's lashings intensified. He stood up, still tied to the chair, and smashed his back against the wall. Cedric who was still kneeling by the Cardinal, stood up, his gun in his hand, his eyes meeting Vincenzo's. They froze for a moment. Vincenzo reached for his gun. Cedric fired. The bullet hit Vincenzo between the eyes. His bulky mass sent a seismic shock through the ground as he crashed to the floor--wide--eyed and dead. Christiano continued smashing the chair against the wall until it lay on the ground in a mound of splinters. He loosened his ropes and lunged forward, grabbing hold on Angelica. Ced...

  [ CHAPTER  41 ] - ( THE PRIEST OF SANTA MARI )  -  { PT.  1 } - So are we just going to leave them there? protested Frya. No police? Nothing? As if Johan never existed? Kurush rubbed his furrowed brow. If we involve the police, Angelica confirmed they will die, for sure. And the Cardinal will have Angelica. The mission comes first. You know this. Johan knows this. Papa, they have the man I love. The man I'm going to marry. After everything. He's like a son to you. Do you think I take this lightly? I know they're at the Cardinal's house and I think we should confront him. You, yourself, announced how dangerous he is only last night at dinner. And why would the Cardinal be so stupid as to take them to his home? Because he's above the law. Because that is where Johan went. He told us of the basement rooms and the incinerator. Of the man who was taken down there never to be seen again. We don't know if the man was killed. Johan's shift was over, and... he trai...