"I love him!" she screamed. I turned to look at Anthony with an impressed look. He turned to me, too, clearly not expecting the answer. "He called me and I loved him... I knew he loved me... You don't love me. You're a fool." I had never been more awestruck in my life. I had just taken a bullet because she wanted revenge for not being loved by Anthony? Was she some hormonal teenager? No, teenagers don't do this. How screwed up was she in the head?

"Are you out of your ever-loving mind?" I don't think I had ever heard him shout so loudly. I could also feel the ground shake with the intensity.

"I went to him because I needed someone. Every girl needs someone!" she tried to justify. As amusing as this conversation was I found myself looking at Anthony, who looked at me to confirm the theory that Cienna had presented in front of us. I shook my head, hoping that I had the look of disgust on my face to show him how wrong her statement was.

"Continue," he commanded when she stopped for a bit longer than he wanted her to.

"He had my friend's daughter tied up and I..." she froze in her place. Her arms gave out as if in resignation, and that was the moment I realized that she was not innocent.

"What did you do?" I asked her with all the hatred I felt towards her.

"I helped him." Her voice was strangled and it was a good thing. She knew that she had signed her death warrant. "We drank a lot, and she was always coming in the way, demanding for some extra cash so that she could buy s.h.i.+t. I hated her guts," she blurted out. "So, I helped him." It was as simple as that.

"What did he want?" Anthony asked.

"Her," she said. Both our heads snapped up and they stared at each other for a moment. Who was this elusive her? Even Nolan had mentioned about it.

"Who?" Anthony's hand was dangerously close to her face, his fingers shaking, itching with the need to grab hold of her jaw and force her to speak.

"WHO?" He screamed as he grabbed her jaw and twisted her head a little.

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