A couple of hours later, Ross Voltron returned to the hostage room to find Valentina's head resting on a surface, with her eyes closed.
He observed her for a few seconds. Almost three years since he first saw her, and she still was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.
Not a lot of people could say he was envious of them. But he would be the first to admit he envied Luciano De Luca for having her love.
"Hey," he tapped her on the shoulder after he had gotten a good look. "Wake up, Val."
It took two taps for Valentina's eyes to open. When they did, the same thing happened again.
She closed her eyes tight immediately, and worked through the flash of pain.
"Hey, are you okay? Val?"
When she eventually opened her eyes again, she felt better.
"Yeah I'm fine. Is it time to die?"
"No, we're leaving."
"We are? Where?" She asked, looking around in a very confused state.
