"WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS LEFT" ""It's been a long time since I stopped fearing death." "On the other hand, loneliness " "...that's the only demon I have never been able to face."" ""and with that..."" "How many of them are left?" "Santi?" "Santiago?" "!" "They were the last ones." "The last ones?" "After all these years?" "!" "Now what?" "What happens what happens when no one else is left?" "Do you remember that time, when Giancarlo had me tied up about to kill me?" "That fat and crazy baker, ended up eating the poisoned cake." "He even licked the plate." "What I liked the most about that moment was that I had no idea what was going to happen." "I just knew that I could trust you, and your wit and that everything was going to be alright." "The moment he took that first bite I knew that everything was going to be okay." "When I made it home, Valeria had dinner waiting for me." "I just sat down and told her I would eat everything except for..." "dessert." "dessert." "That was my last dinner with Valeria." "I know" "Why didn't you warn me?" "Valeria was innocent." "She was perfect." "Her big green eyes her lips, her beautiful smile, ...and soft skin." "I waited so long until I finally got to be with her." "I know." "I know how hard it is." "When I lost Sofia," "I didn't get a chance to tell her how much I loved her." "One day, she simply left me and I never saw her again." "Did Valeria Did Valeria know she she was going to die?" "Did she feel a lot of pain?" "No." "I didn't want to scare her." "You know just how sensitive she was." "I just told her it was time for a new adventure." "I dressed her in a green." "A green as breathtaking as her eyes." "I sent Mr. Fernandez, the best assassin." "He went to her hotel room and I made sure he was the must professional as possible so she wouldn't feel any pain." "Only a quick moment and then..." "How about we go eat?" "Let's go to Guilano's like we did after the case of the blind acrobat." "No, Bruno." "We're out of time." "What about going to Dr. Gomez's?" "I haven't seen him since that time I almost drowned rescuing the ambassador." "No" "Santi, let's at least go get some coffee." "Bruno, give it to me." "Seven years and I don't even get a damn cup of coffee?" "!" "We've been through loneliness and glory always waiting for someone who's never coming back!" "Bruno, please calm down." "It's already done." "This is how it has to be and you know it." "Santi, we've been together through all this for seven years!" "...Seven years." "Are you going to let everything end like this?" "Bruno, ...give it to me." ""The sky darkens as gray clouds begin to cry." "They shed the tears that our dear Detective Cardona is unable to." "For the time being, he will remain in a state of obscurity." "However, he won't remain there for long." "Although the darkness may be ever present but it is not eternal." "In the not too distant future, ...the light will find him and he'll return stronger than ever." ""And with that, Bruno Cardona pulled the trigger."" "But my dear reader," "I beg you to not hold on too tightly to these words of hope." "You must be aware of the following:" "Our hero may be an extraordinary fighter, ...but he is still human- and as such, ...he is not invincible." "One day, he'll neglect his weaknesses and without any warning his past will catch up to him." ""DARK CASES:" "The Chronicles of Detective Bruno Cardona" By Santiago Fernandez"