SCORNED EX WIFE Queen Of Ashes (Camille and Stefan)

Chapter 170

Chapter 170

The first explosion rocked the cabin, sending dust raining from the tunnel ceiling. Alexander and Stefan pressed forward, fighting against the urge to retreat. Behind them, the passage began to collapse.

"Move!" Alexander shouted as they burst through the exit into the stormy night.

Rain hit their faces like tiny needles. The boathouse stood twenty yards ahead, its weathered blue paint visible in the lightning flashes. Two armed men guarded the entrance, their attention fixed on the main cabin as it began to burn.

Alexander signaled to his team, spreading them into position around the clearing. Stefan crouched behind a fallen tree, his heart hammering against his ribs. From inside the boathouse came the sound of raised voices.

"The boat won't start!" a man yelled.

"Fix it!" Rose's voice, sharp with panic. "We need to leave now!"

Alexander caught Stefan's eye, mouthing the words: _Three. Two. One._

The team surged forward. The guards spun, raising their weapons, but Alexander's men fired first, non-lethal rounds that dropped both men to the wet ground.

"Breach!" Alexander ordered.

The boathouse door splintered inward. Inside, the scene unfolded in chaotic snapshots:

Rose standing on a small dock.

A speedboat bobbing in the water.

Three more guards, weapons ready.

And Camille, her wrists bound, her face bruised, but her eyes fierce with defiance.

"Down!" Alexander shouted as gunfire erupted.

Stefan dove behind a stack of old barrels, the smell of long-ago fish bait stinging his nostrils. Alexander and his team returned fire, the space filling with the deafening crack of weapons and shouts of pain.

Through the chaos, Stefan saw Rose dragging Camille toward the boat. Camille fought back, making herself as difficult to move as possible, but she was weakened from captivity.

Without thinking, Stefan launched himself from behind the barrels.

He stayed low, using the firefight as cover. Neither Alexander nor Rose noticed him skirting the edge of the dock, moving closer to where Rose struggled with Camille.

"Stop fighting me!" Rose hissed, yanking Camille's arm. "This is your fault! It's always your fault!"

Camille twisted, trying to break free. "It's over, Rose. It's been over for a long time."

Rose's face contorted with rage. She raised her hand to strike Camille just as Stefan reached them.

go!" Stefan grabbed Rose's

"You!" She kicked at him, connecting with his stomach. "You

grip on her arm. "Rose, stop. There's

then stopped. Alexander's team had subdued Rose's men. Only the storm's rage filled the sudden

her eyes. She reached into her

back," she snarled, pointing it at Stefan, then swinging it toward Camille. "I'll

"Rose...." Stefan began.

higher. "I should have killed her properly the first time. I

the edge of the dock, weapon raised. "Put it

the sound brittle and broken. "It's not finished until I say it is." She pressed the gun harder against Camille's temple. "Drop your weapons, or I

poured down, soaking them all. In the distance, the

lowered

man," Rose smirked. "Now back up. All of

backward, never taking his eyes off Rose. His face showed nothing,

Stefan," Rose ordered. "Move

stood his ground.

play happy families again?" She shook her head. "I deserved

from you, Rose," Camille said quietly. "You always had a place. A

the gun trembled slightly. "Why can't you be more like Rose, Camille? Rose gets better friends. Rose is more

Alexander inching to the side, using the distraction to get a

her attention. "I know

narrowed. "You don't understand

careful step forward. "I spent years

perfect husband. The perfect businessman.

hand

her, a security guard Rose thought was unconscious stirred, reaching

Everything happened at once.

The guard fired wildly.

Alexander lunged forward.

toward the new

Stefan threw himself at Camille, pushing her down as bullets tore through

where she

in Stefan's shoulder. Hot, searing pain that stole his breath and sent him crashing to his knees. He heard shouting, gunfire, the splash of

of pain, he

at the edge of the dock, Rose scratching and biting like a cornered animal. The gun flew from her hand, skittering across the wet

Rose screamed, slamming

flinched. He locked his arms around Rose, pinning her own to her sides. "It's over," he

Alexander nearly lost his grip. Then, with a cry of pure rage, she twisted violently, breaking free.

teetered at the edge of the dock, her eyes wide with surprise. Then she fell, hitting the water with a splash that was swallowed by the

after her, but his security team was faster. Two men jumped into the churning lake as Rose surfaced, gasping

hands on his face, gentle but urgent. Camille knelt before him, her bound wrists extended

Her voice seemed to come from far away. "Stay

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