Chapter 684
Marilla felt an ominous chill creep down her spine. She wanted to dodge, to flee, but it was already too late. But Aaron wasn’t about to give the killer a second chance.
In a split second, he drew the gun holstered at his back. With a swift, long–armed pull, he yanked Marilla into the safety of his embrace and fired. The first bullet slammed into Don’s knife–wielding right arm, and the second found its mark in his left knee.
His actions were swift and decisive, like lightning cleaving the sky! If he was thinking of committing a crime, didn’t give Aaron an opening. In the blink of an eye, he could turn the tables!
The man let out a cry of pain and frustration as he crumpled to the ground.
The cops swarmed in, twisting his arm behind his back and snapping handcuffs on his wrists. The madman, driven to the brink by his love for his daughter, was finally in custody.
railing, there was nothing left but to retreat. That was why Aaron had made sure to shoot the man in
arms, her hands covering her ears as she gasped for
with gentle patience, “Ever set off fireworks as a kid? Think of those shots as fireworks. A celebration from me of your life after this close call. Does that make it
tear–streaked face was buried in his shirt, her sobs unceasing. Aaron sighed with a tender ache
I was going to die,” Marilla’s muffled voice finally
You’re smart, brave, and tougher than I am.” At the thought of her negotiating with the murderer back then, Aaron’s heart heated up with emotion; a smile tugged at his lips as he leaned closer, “And besides, I’m here. I would never let anything happen to you. I have to live up to this badge, to Evadne, and to
placed in me by calling me Aaron“, he thought, but he didn’t
help that man,” Marilla
suddenly turned serious, “You mentioned earlier that you’ve been bullied. Is
widened in fear,
been bullied. I was just talking
to add to her distress, so he held
care of her? Regardless of her autism, it was clear she bore deep psychological scars. And Jareth- living with her, sharing her life had he really not
life; he seemed
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