Chapter 90: The Painful Betrayal

Several men moved toward my dad's location and took his body. The place, once silent, was now filled with gunfire and blood.

Silver was nowhere to be found, but his men kept increasing in number.

I didn't know where he went, but if he ran away, he was nothing but a coward. If something happened to my mom, he would be the first one I'd go after. It was all because of me.

"Are you okay?" Evangeline paused briefly, sensing my trembling. She held my stomach. "This is bad for the baby. You can't stress yourself too much."

I was surprised when she handed me the knife. She grabbed a gun off the floor and fired at more enemies approaching us. She moved so quickly that I couldn't help but gape, especially as she spun the gun in her hand before glancing at me. She was trained. She was admirable.

"What the hell, Sapphire? Now's not the time to admire me!" she snapped. "Damn it, where is Ash? He was ahead of us, yet he's still not here!"

My eyes widened at her words. I was about to ask her about Ash earlier, but I'd completely forgotten due to everything happening around us. "Ash already knew I was-"

"Shit!"

I didn't get to finish my sentence as we were ambushed. Evangeline and I didn't expect the enemies coming from the front. She pulled me toward a place filled with boxes and hid me there. "Haze- No, oh my gosh. This is not good," she said, noticing Haze was far from us and now hiding. He was shot in the leg.

"I need to lure them away, and I need you to do your job." Evangeline held both my shoulders. "Outside this place, there's a car waiting for you. That car will take you to my hidden guesthouse." I nodded.

"Now, count to three and move fast." She picked up more guns from the floor, cursing as she nearly got shot in the hand. "Please, don't be selfish. Everyone is protecting you, yet you want to die. If you won't live for yourself, then at least live for the child."

And for Ash...

At that moment, I snapped back to reality.

"One, two, three, run!"

deserve this. It felt like history was repeating itself.

the difference was... I had friends

wonder where Ash was. Did something

got out I quickly hid behind a large container, seeing that the enemies seemed endless. The night was dark, but I could still make out the surroundings thanks to

I called him, the happiness laced in

I was crying, I managed to smile at him, and though he

words halted as a bullet had pierced my chest. When I touched it, I saw blood on my hands. My eyes widened as I looked at Ash, but his expression

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It was pure... anger.

I asked, staring at him in

a low voice... and in a tone I

me and left me here,

***

you even dare close your eyes!" I can hear Evangeline shouting beside me. "Wake up,

shaking me aggressively. I want to complain since it only makes me feel dizzier,

tears streaming down her face. I'd never seen her cry for anyone. I never thought she would cry for me despite how much she

said, now standing beside her. "All of us are hurting. Stop making the

eyes. It was true. I thought the pain would never end as I felt the

in my heart that I couldn't fathom. I wanted to die earlier. But I never expected Ash to be the one

remember his eyes staring at me before he pulled the trigger, my heart aches along with the wound

who once protected me, loved me, and

Devil...

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