Rewriting My Heart's Fate

I clenched my jaw, steeling myself to confront Richard. We threw punches at each other, the heavy thuds of each hit ringing through the ward.

He was definitely trained. He moved like lightning, almost blocking every move I tried to make. I had no choice but to defend. Sweat beaded up on my forehead. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Rowan slowly getting back on his feet, his eyes blazing with anger. The situation was getting worse for me by the second.

Just then, Ethan shouted, "Evelyn, forget about me! Just go! They're after me! Don't get yourself involved!"

His words cut through me. How could I possibly leave him? But if this went on, Ethan was as good as dead.

It seemed like there was no way out. I had to fight with everything in me.

I braced myself and waited for my chance. When Richard threw a straight punch, I ducked and sank my teeth into his belly. He let out a grunt before crashing to the floor.

I seized the moment and lunged for the door, reaching for the handle. My fingers were almost there when Rowan grabbed a chair and swung it at me.

I thought I was doomed and instinctively closed my eyes. But the pain I was bracing for never came. Instead, there was a sickening thud as the chair landed on flesh.

I opened my eyes and gasped in horror. Ethan had thrown himself in front of me, using his body to shield me. The impact sent him crashing down, blood pouring from his wound and pooling on the floor. "No!" I screamed, the sound tearing through me.

falling uncontrollably. He lay there, eyes closed and

The pain was so overwhelming that

Rowan, still holding the bloodstained chair. I wanted to rise

her head!" Richard

raised the chair over his head again, but I was too

a

"Freeze!"

in

and Rowan were

react before the officers knocked them to the ground and held

QUMS

while I was focused on waking Ethan up, Leonard had already called the police

walked into the ward, the police quickly closed in and trapped

looked at Ethan on the floor, concern written all over my face. "Ethan, are you

weakly, a small, reassuring smile