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If Bella had reacted a second later, she would have been a sitting
duck.
“Heh.”
A sinister snicker echoed through the darkness.
“Show your face, Winston!”
Having trained with Asher and Drew, Bella was great at picking up
sounds.
She determined the direction of the noise. Clutching her gun, she
pulled the trigger at the lurking shadow.
Holy cow.
Drenched in sweat, Bella shivered.
With adrenaline pumping in the earlier intense crossfire, she did not
realize she had run out of bullets.
She reached back and noticed her spare clip was missing
Thrown into a fluster, Bella glanced around for the clip an
several steps away. She must have dropped it when rolling av
the trap.
When she went to retrieve it, two shots were fired near her feet,
she stopped in her tracks,
“I had the pleasure to see you in action, Ms. Thompson. You’re truly a
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force to be reckoned with.”
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Following the eerie laughter, Winston walked out of the darkness,
armed with a bow. The arrow, glistening grimly, was aimed straight at
Bella. “No one has ever escaped the cage. I cannot be any more
impressed with you, Ms. Thompson. You’re beautiful, wealthy, and a
fighter. No wonder you hold a proud man like Justin in your clutches.”
“Cut the bullshit.”
Bella hid her fear behind her stoic face. “Winston, there’s only one
way out for you. You should come with me back to Savrow, take a
plea deal, and testify against Shannon. Otherwise, it’s time to die.”
“Hahaha! Ms. Thompson, why don’t you ever learn? You’re just like
Justin. Do you think you are all that, and I won’t kill you?” Winston
guffawed.
“Ha! Lay your finger on me, and I can guarantee my family will wipe
you and your little people off the face of the earth,” Bella hissed
through clenched teeth.
Winston had no words.
“Shoot me once, and my brothers will rain bullets on you until
Swiss cheese. Do you want to attempt that?”
Bella’s threat gave Winston something to think about.
Unlike Justin, Bella would carry out her threat. The Thompson
brothers spelled trouble. Even the royal family would not diss the
head of the Thompson household.
Amid Winston’s distraction, Bella sprung to grab the clip and load it onto her gun in a swift motion.
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Startled, Winston fired the arrow at Bella without a second thought.
Swoosh!
Bella froze. Even her flight-or-fight mode could not save her now
because it was too late to run or fire back at Winston.
She closed her eyes in terror, her blood running cold.
A powerful embrace-strong and sincere-shielded her from the shot.
Bella opened her eyes in shock, meeting Justin’s soaked, pale face.
He gazed into her eyes. His eyes, though red-rimmed, were as intense
with love as ever.
“Are you alright, Bella?”
Bella stared blankly at him, her tears rolling down her cheeks.
“Don’t cry. I’m alright. It’s alright…” Justin touched her shaking back
and murmured words of comfort.
The drained man collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
“Justin… Justin!”
