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

got no excuses this time. I saw everything,"

"Mr. Rock?"

on him in a flash. With lightning speed, he fired his gun.

"Greg, watch out!"

shouted in unison, both moving

quickly pulled me to safety, shielding me behind him as he faced the bearded

what's the

into us with chilling malice, reminiscent of

weighing the gun in his hand, "God

Put down

warning shot near his feet, his

was unafraid of the lawman, signaling his men to advance. Today, he was determined to end

think Gregory would play

eliminating Samuel bring Mr.

him in the

belongs to en. Suer,

unforgivable;

Rock's men and

the chaos, Lucius covered our retreat while

my arm, his hand still

I

free.

flashed dangerously as he forcefully severed Mark's grip,

me, Gregory

Mark