âKill Hugh Toussaint. The Fatherâs orders.â Gaultierâs strained voice comes. I glance at Hugh, who has just freed himself from his cuffs as he staggers to his feet. His eyes are on the gun in the corner. â
Grab itâ¦
âGet the gun!â Gaultier snarls, I turn sharply when Zaia bites into my neck, I shake her off, but the pain in my chest. is only worsening.
Iâm hurting her. Iâm fucking hurting her. Come on Hugh, get your stubborn girl out of here.
I know Iâve betrayed both of them, just when Hugh was beginning to accept meâ¦.
She strikes me again, throwing me against the table and I push her away, running towards Hugh. In this small room, there isnât much space to manoeuvre an advantage and a disadvantage. But for Zaia who is smaller than I am, itâs better than it is for me.
âZaia!â Hugh says as he cocks the gun, pointing it at me.
She backs off and I realise she does not care if her father hurts me. Thatâs clear from the menacing growl that leaves her.â
Knowing Iâm being watched, I run towards him.
Shoot me, Hugh.
Heâs struggling, and Iâm almost worried he wonât do anything when I hear my Alpha Queen growl as she jumps in front of him, shielding him protectively.
I pull back, narrowly escaping her claws from ripping into me.
She suddenly shifts, turning back into the woman I love. Sheâs stained with my blood, her long hair covering her breasts as she takes the gun from her father.
âZaia!â Hugh says. âThink this throughâ¦â
She ignores him. âAtticus is outside, go!â she commands him as she turns the gun on 1. me. Iâm in the corner and in this small room, Iâm at pointâblank range.
Her eyes are cold as I watch her finger tightening on the trigger and at that moment, I know Iâve lost her.
Forever.
But for Sia, I need to survive until I get that antidote, and then Iâll willingly die by her hand if it eases the pain I know sheâs in.
My eyes blaze with determination, trying to swallow the pain within me as I launch myself at her, but sheâs faster, pulling the trigger just as I throw us both to the ground.
Pain ricochets through me and for a moment I canât hear anything, and Iâm forced to shift back into human form.
I clutch my chest, my vision blurring. She barely missed my heartâ¦
Her eyes widen in horror as they turn back to their beautiful lavender shade as she drops the gun. For a split second thereâs anguish in them, but when Atticus shouts, she looks towards the door.
âZaia, letâs leave!â
Iâm glad heâs watching over her⦠once again, heâs the one whoâs been there for her, not me.
Her heart thunders as she staggers to her feet, and I can feel Gaultier trying to get through to me, but Iâm unable to focus any longer⦠the bullet was poison after allâ¦
but itâs better it hit me than them.
I watch as she shifts back into her wolf form, running from the room. Not once does.
she look back and I canât help but smile internally.
Sheâs doing okâ¦
Thank the goddess for thatâ¦
I grab the gun knowing sheâs long gone as I point it at the door, with no intention to shoot but enough to show that I tried but that I was simply several seconds too late.
âFuck⦠he got away,â I mutter.
âNo. They wonât get away. How shocking that you failed.â Gaultierâs calm voice makes me uneasy. âNow theyâll see.â
What does he mean by that?
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