Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Marco and his companions finally heard footsteps. Instinctively, they turned their heads-only to see a group of people closing in fast, surrounding them.

"Police! Hands up! Don't move!"

As soon as Marco spotted the officers, the lead policeman shouted the command, immediately drawing his pistol and aiming it at them.

The police had been tipped off by Shiloh's brother, who informed them that the kidnappers were armed. Meanwhile, the detectives pursuing Pedro were also carrying firearms.

Sage's mind went blank. His head felt like it was about to explode.

Why were the police after them?

They had scoped out this location in advance. It was remote and desolate-practically abandoned even during the day, let alone at night. No one was supposed to come here.

Marco was the first to react. Without hesitation, he bent down, grabbed a kitchen knife, and lunged toward Kathryn. If he was going down, he was determined to take her with him.

If she died and he paid for her life with his own, it would all be worth it.

He snatched up the knife just as Kathryn, writhing in pain from her injured arm, rolled across the ground. Watching her suffer filled him with twisted satisfaction.

But then-he cursed under his breath.

She had rolled too far.

at

A gunshot rang out.

police fired, hitting him in the right hand. The knife clattered to the ground. Marco let out a sharp cry, clutching his wounded hand in

resist. They immediately dropped to the

all three brothers down

"Miss!"

the side, her right

binding her wrists and ankles. Then he took off his coat, wrapped it around her, and lifted her

been the one who called the police. He

priority was getting

to wait for the ambulance?" the

that the eldest daughter

family

police had notified emergency services in

en

too anxious to wait. He saw Kathryn's bloodied arm, her trembling lips turning pale

get her to

pulled up. Relieved, he

an ambulance, escorted by two officers. The moment