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.

sight blocked by the rooftop railing, there was nothing left but to retreat. That was why Aaron had made

like a leaf in Aaron’s arms, her hands covering her ears as she gasped for

to leave, instead, they two both sitting on the concrete ledge. He held her tight, soothing her 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 a bit

Aaron sighed with a tender ache in his chest, his grip on

die,” Marilla’s muffled voice finally broke the

up with emotion; a smile tugged at his lips as he leaned closer, “And besides, I’m

in me by calling me Aaron“, he thought, but

I really wanted to help that man,” Marilla moved her

“You mentioned earlier that you’ve been bullied. Is that

her daze, her eyes widened in

never been bullied. I was just talking

to add to her distress,

it was clear she bore deep psychological scars. And Jareth- living with her, sharing her life had he

indulgent love life; he seemed to short–circuit the moment he

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