Shadows Of A Forgotten Spring

Chapter 134

Chapter 134

"You shouldn't have played this game with me, handsome," she said, malice dripping in her voice. Look at you now, You don't look so good. Where are they?"

Jim's swollen eyes flickered open; he breathed laboriously. Though he was in pain, he was able to force a faint, pitiful smile. "I don't know," he croaked. "He doesn't tell me anything"

Annie's jaw tightened, her fury simmering just beneath the surface. She leaned closer, her lips brushing his ear as the whispered, "Wrong answer, darling."

he straightened and slapped him hard across the face, the sound echoing through the empty warehouse, Jim groaned, his Read snapping to the side, fresh blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

"Please," he rasped, his voice trembling with desperation. "Let me live. I'm sorry."

His words infuriated Annie even further. She raised her hand, ready to strike him again. But before she could strike him, though, a deafening roar sounded in the distance. The ground around her feet trembled, and wave of heat and dust swept through the warehouse. The men shouted in panic, stumbling as the tremor knocked them off balance.

Annie stared around in shock and confusion. Panic set into her heart.

"What the hell was that?" she muttered.

jolted back from her daze and hollered orders at her men, "Go! Find out what's

for a second, her mind whirling. This wasn't the way

against the chair, semi-conscious. She grabbed her bag from

the steering wheel and wove in and out of traffic like a madman. Cars Blurred around him, their horns blaring in protest as he pushed his vehicle to its limits. His

can't die! Not

before regular situation; this was Emma, his Emma, the woman who had always

mistakes he'd made, not when he hadn't had the chance to make things right. "Hold on, Emma," he muttered through gritted teeth, his voice breaking under the weight of his emotions. "Please,

then, a deafening explosion tore through the city, its sound thick in the air. Cars screeched to stops and their drivers ducked their heads, terrified. Mothers instinctively threw themselves on their children and shielded them from the unseen 12:45 Fri,

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danger.

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breath hitched. Searing hot tears streamed uncontrollably down his face.

fucked her up, he'd shown up

"Emma!" he choked, shaking.

terror in her eyes, the desperation in her voice. The thought of her all alone, helpless, in a living hell tore into him like a

the initial shock of the explosion wears off. The cars start to move, and pedestrians slowly

focus on none of it. His eyes remained glued to the towering structure, W2

cars, ambulances, and fire trucks surrounded the building as he approached. Crowds of onlookers had gathered; their faces filled with disbelief and horror. Smoke billowed from the