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.

his gaze was fixed solely on me,

this time. I saw everything," Gregory

"Mr. Rock?"

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

"Greg, watch out!"

shouted in unison, both

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

what's the meaning of

eyes, cold and grey, bore into us with

weighing the gun in his hand, "God

Put down

Rock fired a warning shot near his feet, his voice

signaling his men to advance. Today, he

Gregory

Samuel bring Mr. Rock,

in

belongs to en. Suer,

treachery was unforgivable; Garry must

Rock's

our retreat while

my arm, his hand still

I

free.

Mark's grip, not

protect me, Gregory

Mark