Chapter 686

Several minutes later, Rocco raised a hand.

Everything stopped.

Colin collapsed face-first onto the floor, his body trembling from pain.

“Why are you still holding on?” Rocco asked.

Colin spat blood across the marble, then looked up at him through swollen eyes. “Because... there are people worth protecting.”

For a brief second, something darkened in Rocco’s gaze.

“Take him downstairs. Treat him en