"Get away from her," Grazia screeched and pointing the gun, her finger on the trigger.
"What are you two doing to Robin?"
The two were shocked to see Grazia there, she wasn't supposed to return yet not until tomorrow.
Eleonora started walking slowly towards her.
"Grazia put the gun down let me explain."
"Don't do it, they plan on killing me and one of my babies, then Luca" Robin cried out sobbing.
"Is it true?" Grazia said, raising her gun at Eleonora warning her not to come any closer.
"We are doing it for you Grazia and for us. It's only a matter of time before Luca kicks us all out, now be a good girl and drop the gun," Filippo said, his hand placed on his own gun.
"Don't listen to them, they want Luca's fortune and plan on killing my baby. It was them all along, the spider, the locked room and me falling down the stairs. Listen to me Grazia, they'll kill you too now that you caught them," Robin said with teary eyes, hoping she would believe her.
" So this is your plan all along and to think I trust you both especially you Eleonora, I thought you were my friend. I won't let you carry out your plans," Grazia said, her hand started to shake.
Eleonora, seeing her start to shake lunged at Grazia and they struggled with the gun before it went off.
Grazia screamed and dropped the gun when her friend fell to the ground, a bullet in her chest.
Filippo started screaming.
"You stupid bitch, I needed her to deliver the babies and help me clean up this fucking mess."
Without a ounce of guilt, he shot Grazia, then Robin screamed .
"Stop your fucking scream."
He began pacing back and forth, talking to himself. Luca was going to be gone for hours so he had to work fast.
First, he would inject Robin with the needle and hoped she would deliver soon. If all went well after giving birth he would give her the drugs Eleonora brought and Robin would die along with the baby boy.
He would tell Luca he found Robin alone and giving birth, that he tried to help but she died during birth, and the boy was still born. The other two women, thinking they were both dead decided to leave them there til he was able to dispose their bodies or hide them in the trunk of a car. He was starting to panic, it was all going wrong, becoming messy.
Picking up the syringe walked slowly towards Robin. "I have to move quickly, so be a good girl and don't make this any harder than it already is."
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Luca broke all the rules of the road, speeding, going through stop signs and driving down a one way road.
Arriving home, he stopped the car leaving the door open as he ran as fast as his leg could ever go, his heart racing and sweating profusely.
Seeing his butler he asked if he had seen Robin, but of course he hadn't.
"Gather the others and search the damn place." He ordered and raced upstairs, searching their room first and then the others.
There were no sign of her and he was worried sick to death. His eyes wandered to the staircase leading to the upper part of the castle.
Shaking his head he knew she wouldn't go there, not in her condition.
But then, something caught his eye, walking up several stairs he spotted one of her earrings, her favorite pair. Picking it up he stuck it in his pocket and ran up the stairs.
Checking every room and just when he was thinking of giving up he sees the other pair of earrings laying on the floor, it was as if she was leaving a trail for him to follow.
Taking another flight of stairs leading to the tower he checks some of the rooms and then he heard a scream.
Taking off to the direction the scream came from barged into a room and for a moment he froze when he saw Grazia and Eleonora lying on the floor, and Robin tied to a chair with Filippo getting ready to put a needle into her arm.
Holding out his hands in front of him he looked from Robin to Filippo.
"Don't do it, whatever you want it's yours, just don't hurt her."
He looked at Robin and his heart broke when he saw the tears and fears in her eyes.
"Are you ok baby?"
Filippo waved the gun at him.
"Don't come any closer or I'll shoot her."
He pointed the gun at her stomach.
"Luca," She cries out. "He and Eleonora are in it together, they plan on making it look like I died giving birth and plan on killing our son and later was going to get rid of you."
"Why Filippo? After all I've done for you, giving you a job and letting you live in my home. I thought we were friends," Luca said as he looked down at the bodies of Grazia and Eleonora.
Filippo leaned over, nuzzling Robin's neck, enjoying the look of anger that flashed across Luca's face when he saw what he did.
" For money Luca, what else? Some friend you are, treating me like the dirt that you would scrap from the bottom of your shoes. You are always giving me orders, never treated me as an equal."
"That's not true Filippo," Luca said as he tried to calm down.
"If only you had married Eleonora all this could have been avoided. Married to her she was have inherited everything and then she and I would marry after your unfortunate death and it would be all mine. But you just had to get Robin involved in it, damn shame, she's really a beauty."
He stood up and pointed the gun at Luca.
" Now I have to shoot you making all this more complicated."
" You are not going to get away with it Filippo, how are you going to explain all our deaths?" He glanced over again at the two women lying motionless on the floor.
"I haven't quite figured it out yet, but I will. Perhaps when you find out your wife and son died, you couldn't handle it so you shot yourself."
"And the other two women, how are you going to explain them?" Luca said as he edged closer.
"Not sure. Just shut the fuck up, will you? Sorry Luca say goodbye to your wife."
"Let me go to her and let me have one last kiss, please."
"Ok hurry up, I'm getting bored." Filippo waved at him to move to the side of Robin.
Rolling his eyes as he watched the way Luca kissed her and as they pledged their love for each other.
Luca kneeled down in front of her. Reaching up he touched her cheek and tried wiping her tears away, but they fell quicker than he could wipe.
"Trust me when I tell you that I love you and you are the only woman I have and will ever love and I always will. I will take care of this," Luca said.
"I love you Luca and I trust you."
Filippo laughed.
"You can take care of in another life, now stand up I can kill you. Robin and I have some babies to deliver."
As Luca stood up he swayed towards Filippo, taking him by surprise. He grabbed his wrist, the one holding the gun and pushed him against the wall, away from Robin. He could hear Robin calling his name, but he had to ignore her if he was going to disarm Filippo.
As they struggled Luca slammed Filippo's arm into the wall and the gun fell out of Filippo's hand, landing on the ground.
They were choking, fighting and punching each other, then Luca was pushed up against a broken window while Filippo was trying to get him to fall through the window.
It felt like a thousand knives were piercing his back as the sharp shards of glass dug into him through the jacket he wore.
He managed to turn Filippo so that he was up against the window and raising his fist he punched Filippo so hard he stumble back that the glass gave out and Filippo went through it.
Luca then stuck his head out and saw him hitting the ground, being so high up he knew the man was dead.
Rushing over to Robin he untied her hands and legs, taking her into his arms she cried and wrapped her arms around his neck and clung unto him.
Taking her face in his hands he kissed her all over, the forehead, nose, cheek, anywhere he could think of. He didn't want to let go off her, even when she tried moving away from him.
"Luca, Grazia has been shot, go to her." She motioned to the woman whose eyes was slowly opening.
Going over he kneeled down next to her.
"Grazia," he said, trying to get her to look at him.
Taking her scarf that was lying on the floor rolled it up and pressed it against her stomach to help stop the bleeding.
"Luca," Robin cried out and and went over to them, but because of her condition, she couldn't get down on the floor.
"Is she going to live? She saved me, if it weren't for her I would have been dead. She can't die Luca."
Luca looked up at Robin for a moment before speaking.