CHAPTER 134

CHAPTER 134

JOSEPH MESSINA CARVED a cut into his hand and spilled it over the book in Richard Hulmann's hands...

It's not happening anything...

Joseph Messina didn't understand anything, something had to happen, his royal blood had to activate the book.

Nicole suddenly smiled.

— You fell for the oldest trick in the world.

Messina and Richard Hulmann weren't getting it.

— Our third part wasn't the real Golden Book, but Gregory Evans had a copy made in pyrite.

— Fool's gold?

Suddenly, the faces of Richard Hulmann and Joseph Messina grew even more angry and the grandfather advanced on his granddaughter to kill her with his own hands.

It was then that everyone heard the sound of a gunshot.

A DRY STAMP, ECHOED at a not too distant point, added to the screams of the imprisoned young woman; the eyes of the audience then saw the blood flow from Richard Hulmann's forehead and, running down over the dagger, to be sprinkled over the sleeping girl's white tunic.

The Cardinal's eyes remained wide open at the situation, he threw himself to the ground to pick up the dagger and do the job himself, but another shot echoed as he raised the dagger to attack Nicole, as if seeing the images of an invisible and terrifying world..

Then his body slumped to the side.

FERNANDO DANTE SMILED, relieved when he saw that his aim had been accurate.

— Stop, they're all trapped! — shouted Gregory Evans, with the gun pointed at the group of hooded people who didn't know what was happening.

Perplexed, the Swiss giant who imprisoned Nicole contemplated everything, when he received a direct punch in the chin that left him stunned.

— Gregory! — Exclaimed the young woman in tears hugging her savior.

— Nick! You're safe... Now you're safe — he said welcoming her into his arms.

Accompanied by Swiss guards who wielded very sharp halberds, Domenico Di Polli burst through the underground temple's dependencies.

— My God, that's not possible — said the Cardinal, completely shaken — a temple consecrated to the devil right under the Vatican!

In tears, Cardinal Di Polli approached the altar, untying the bonds that held the girl, taking her in his arms. The woman then woke up, and her look of terror faded the moment she noticed the tenderness that emanated from the detective's face.

— You're saved, Nicole, you're saved!

— My grandfather...

— I'm sorry... I didn't want you to know he was alive...

— Did you know? Did you know this whole time?

Greg just nodded his head without being able to say anything.