Lost Me Gained Regret

As he loosened his grip, I managed to slip out of his embrace.

I was stunned to see his hand hanging limply, the gun dropped to the ground.

Completely dazed, I took a couple of steps back, but relief was far from what I felt.

"Jane."

Gregory strode toward me, wrapping me in a tight embrace.

It took a moment, but finally, I found my voice, "Gregory..."

The day's tension, all the swirling negative emotions, seemed to vanish in that moment.

I felt a profound sense of safety, a kind that nobody else could give me.

Christine had intended to step forward, but seeing how tightly we were holding each other, she waited to the side.

Suddenly, another group burst onto the scene.

The leader, still in uniform, shouted, "Nobody move!"

Samuel hadn't brought many men to the island, confident in his belief that nobody could breach his stronghold.

Yet today, Gregory had managed to infiltrate with Garry.

Garry, thoroughly prepared, was utterly defeated.

"Let..."

His last words hung in the air, unacknowledged, as he closed his eyes for the final time.

moment, Gregory saw nobody else; his gaze was fixed solely on me, and

excuses this time.

"Mr. Rock?"

on him in a flash.

"Greg, watch out!"

Clarkson shouted in unison, both

to safety, shielding me behind

what's the meaning

into us with chilling

weighing the gun in his hand, "God will tell

down

shot

men to advance. Today, he

think Gregory

him into eliminating Samuel bring Mr.

in

belongs to en. Suer,

was unforgivable;

Rock's men and Garry's

Lucius covered our retreat while Gregory led

my arm, his hand still bleeding

strong. I

free.

flashed dangerously as he forcefully severed Mark's grip, not before Mark

me,

Mark