The Love From Vengeance

77: GONE TOO SOON

ARIEL’S POV

Luke stood still, with a group of policemen behind him. His strong and determined presence was a beacon of hope amidst the chaos and danger surrounding us.

I felt a sense of relief wash over me as I realized that he had come to our rescue, ready to protect us from the clutches of these evil men.

The policemen behind had their guns pointed at the nefarious men, and with Luke at the forefront, I knew that we were in good hands. His bravery and quick thinking could save me once again, and I couldn’t be more grateful for his presence in this dire situation.

“Get off her now,” Luke told the guy who wanted to force himself on me.

The man slowly got off me, a wicked smirk spreading across his face as he looked over at Luke. Luke’s features contorted into an angry scowl, his jaw clenched and his fists balled up.

It was clear that he was ready to unleash his wrath upon the man who had just been on top of me. I could see the fire burning in Luke’s eyes, and I knew that he was not going to let this man get away with whatever he had done.

“I see you brought some friends along,” the man told Luke. “But are they powerful enough to take out my army?”

“Your army?” Luke replied with a serious expression. “Don’t make me laugh. There are just five of you.”

The man laughed. “Luke Reynold. I was sent to murder you. But it’s a good thing you weren’t home at the time we arrived here.”

“Who sent you?” Luke asked.

“You don’t have to know about that.”

“All of you, freeze! Hands on your head, and don’t move!” One of the policemen spoke in a clamorous tone.

“You think we gonna do that?” One of the masked men asked.

“We rather die!” Another one said.

The masked men had their fingers on the triggers, ready to release their bullets and cause chaos. But the cops were quick and agile, their guns drawn and pointed at the criminals. With precise aim and rapid fire, they shot at the masked men continuously until they fell to the ground, their weapons clattering beside them.

ground and the sounds of gunfire still echoing in the

stood the man who wanted to force himself on me, his once confident.

men, who had followed him in attacking the mansion, now lay lifeless at his feet. He looked at them, and I could

the realization in his eyes that he was outnumbered and

come close,” he said and moved behind me, fixing a gun

her go,” Luke said to him, moving

when I say I’m going to shoot her if you do. And you good-for- nothing cops, drop all of your

him! Shoot him!” I shrieked at

on my neck tightened. “Just shut up

off my neck. “You don’t want to die, right?

up! Shut the

kill me, kill me. But just know that you won’t be able

better not do anything to her,” Luke warned him, walking

not come

chance to live. Surrender yourself now,” one of the policemen told him, their guns

my dead body,” he

or not, you’re going to die anyway,” I told him inaudibly, and he began choking my neck

better stop that now.

don’t move.” The masked man began to move backwards,

second, and I could barely breathe. Luke stood still, anger evident

Luke signalled them not to. He just watched

moving backwards,

sudden, Riley sprinted in our

halt. But she refused to stop, and the moment she got closer, she was shot in her

LUKE’S POV

widened in horror after I witnessed what just happened. Riley was shot, the little girl was shot. And I still couldn’t believe this terror It was just

voice broken, and my body trapped in terror. At this moment, a wave of raw anger surged through me, and a fire was

shot Riley seemed to have froze,

gun to