"Drop your weapon!" Luca growled as he made a show of taking me hostage.
Mauro's bearded face contorted with fury as he glared at Luca, the axe poised above his head, quivering dangerously in his shaking hand. For a moment, I thought that he was going to ignore Luca's demand and attack us.
But then a calm voice spoke behind him. "Do as he says, Mauro."
My eyes darted to Andre. He stared at Luca cautiously, and then he glanced at me, the worry on his face mingling with doubt.
Andre wasn't dumb. He should've known by now, especially after I blindly ran out in a panic to stop Mauro from attacking the masked assailant. I looked away guiltily.
The sound of an axe falling heavily to the floor grabbed my attention.
Luca, keeping his arm around my shoulders, slowly backed away with me.
