Stitches and Sins
The Devil's arrival
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Dr. Lina scrolls through hospital files when the ER doors burst open
Unknown
You are the new trauma surgeon??
Lina looks up. A man cloaked in black leather, jaw sharp as a blade, blood streaking his white shirt. His eyes - dark honey, burning.
Dr. Lina Vasquez
Who's asking?
Unknown
Vittorio De Luca. You'll be patching me up tonight, dottore.
He collapses onto the gurney, revealing a bullet lodged near his collarbone. Lina's hands steady.
Dr. Lina Vasquez
Nurse, prep OR three. And you no talking.
Vittorio De Luca
(grinning) Bossy. I like that.
She doesn't flinch when he grabs her wrist. His grip is iron, warm.
Vittorio De Luca
Careful. I bite.
Later, post-op. He's half-drugged, watching her from the bed.
Vittorio De Luca
You didn't run when you saw my tattoos. Braver than most.
Dr. Lina Vasquez
I patch up gangsters every Tuesday. You're not special.
Vittorio De Luca
(low laugh) We'll see about that.
He pulls her close, stitches be damned. His breath is hot on her ear.
Vittorio De Luca
Stay. One hour.
She stays. It's the first of many mistakes.
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Blood and Bourbon
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Three nights later. Lina finds Vittorio in her apartment – soaked in rain and someone else's blood.
Dr. Lina Vasquez
How did you get my address??
Vittorio De Luca
I'm the king of this city, tesoro. I know everything.
He stumbles. She catches him, feeling the fresh wound tear.
Dr. Lina Vasquez
You're an idiot. Sit.
She redresses the wound while he sips her bourbon.
Vittorio De Luca
The other family tried to take my warehouse. They failed.
Dr. Lina Vasquez
I don't care about your war.
Vittorio De Luca
(tilting her chin) You should. Because now they know about you.
Vittorio De Luca
I killed twelve men tonight. Thirteen if you count the one who mentioned your name.
He sets the glass down, eyes dark.
Vittorio De Luca
Stay close to me, Doctor. Or next time, I'll be sewing you up.
His hand slides to her waist. The touch is possessive, electric.
Dr. Lina Vasquez
(whispered) You're impossible.
Vittorio De Luca
And you're still here.
He kisses her – rough, hungry, tasting of whiskey and iron. Her back hits the wall. She doesn't push away.
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The Bounty
Morning. Lina wakes to an empty bed, but a note on the pillow.
Note (Vittorio's handwriting): "Don't leave the building. Enzo will guard you.
She ignores it. Big mistake
At the hospital parking lot, two men block her car. One flashes a tattoo - a scorpion. The Rivera family.
Goon
Dr. Vasquez. Your father sends his regards.
Dr. Lina Vasquez
(cold) My father is dead.
Goon
His ghost wants you dead too. That bounty? Still active.
Before they grab her, a black SUV screeches in. Vittorio steps out, gun already raised.
Vittorio De Luca
Touch her and I'll decorate this lot with your insides.
Two shots. Two bodies hit the pavement.
Vittorio pulls Lina into his chest, shaking.
Vittorio De Luca
Why didn't you listen??
Dr. Lina Vasquez
I'm not a prisoner.
Vittorio De Luca
(Jaw tight) No. You're mine now. There's a difference.
He drags her into the SUV. His hand never leaves her thigh.
Vittorio De Luca
Your father put a price on my head five years ago. And you just delivered yourself to my door.
Dr. Lina Vasquez
(soft) I didn't know.
Vittorio De Luca
Does it matter now??
She has no answer. Only the heat of his palm, and the taste of her own fear - wanting him anyway.
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