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Alessio

"Leif..."

A creak sounds outside the door. Another follows, and another.

It's footsteps on the floorboards. Since it's not coming from the front entrance, I know it's not Zakh or Malik, so it must be someone else who's already here.

Readying my gun, I get up and charge through the door. Whoever the fuck is here, and isn't supposed to be, is going to die a very painful death.

I move out into the hallway, looking around frantically to see who it is but find nothing.

When I turn around, something sharp enters my neck; then there's a tinging pain that feels like I'm being stung by a bee.

I touch the spot and feel... a fucking dart?

I pull it out and look at the sharp needle at the end, quickly realizing when spots speckle my vision that it's a tranquilizer. Like the kind our enforcers use when they want to bring people in for interrogation. Before my mind can truly register what's happening, my arms go numb then limp at my side.

This can't be an ordinary tranq. I'd be out like a l