Latisha pressed her lips together and glanced at the ankle monitor. He must have used it to find her.
Though he had a violent streak and had tormented her before, she never expected him to be the one to rescue her. She raised her hands and signed two words: *Thank you.*
"Your thanks isn't worth much," Santino said, trying to stand. But the movement split his wound open, and he collapsed back onto the sofa with a grunt.
Latisha looked down and saw blood seeping through his black pants, staining them a deeper shade of crimson.
*You're bleeding,* she signed.
Santino seemed unfazed by the pain, still smiling. "What? Are you worried about me?"
She lowered her gaze and stood up to leave. She couldn't afford to get entangled with him again.
"You ungrateful girl. I save you, and now you're just going to leave me here?"
Latisha paused and looked back at him. In the dim light, his face was pale from blood loss, and his smile seemed weaker.
After a moment's silence, she signed, *I'll treat your wound. Can you promise to leave me alone after this?*
Santino watched her hands move, a playful glint in his eyes. Her earnest expression was so full of naive sincerity.
"Help me first, and then I'll consider it."
Latisha kept her distance, hesitant to approach him.
"That tracker on your ankle," Santino added. "Don't you want it off?"
She paused, eyeing him with suspicion. She didn't trust him.


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