"Do you like my surprise, Amore mio?"

Rosana was speechless. She couldn't accept any of it. This isn't real, she kept telling herself. Her Allen was in California, probably at work or home. This person sitting right here and looking lifeless wasn't Allen. It couldn't be him.

"Allen... Allen!!!" She rushed over and tried to save him but she couldn't. The robes were too tight. "Allen, it's me. It's your Rose. Please wake up!"

She cupped his face in her palms and sobbed quietly. She still couldn't believe any of it was real. Her Allen being tied up, the bruises, the blood... She couldn't believe any of it.

Standing to...