When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“This is love at first sight, you know,” Abe said with a mocking smile. “You’re putting me in a difficult position here. She is… occupied for the night. Would you like me to show you our selection of girls?”

Ashton looked mutinous.

Abe had touched a nerve.

Abe was openly taunting Ashton now with his laugh. I was desperately looking for something that I could use as a weapon.

Suddenly, I recalled the gun on Abe’s hip and gasped involuntarily.

Before I could lift a finger, I was pinned down on my waist by something solid.

“Take the briefcase and run,” breathed Abe’s voice in my ear. “Don’t try anything funny with me, or I would be more than happy to leave another corpse behind.”

The room fell silent, as though the occupants were aware of the tension brewing. The dancers and patrons had their guns aimed at Abe.

Abe narrowed his eyes as he let out a cold laugh. “Mr. Fuller, you’ve come prepared!”

Ashton kept his gaze on me. “Let her go, I will let you walk out of here alive.”

“Her? Looks like my source was right.”

“Darling, you’re my ticket out of here. Thank you in advance,” Abe crooned in my ear.

squirmed and wriggled as he held my body close to his. My plan to steal

lying if I said that I wasn’t afraid. I had no idea how I was going to get out of

Abe was unfazed. “Mr. Fuller, do you have all of your men here?

her,” Ashton said

drew out his gun and pointed it

but things were beginning to make

have known my identity in advance to bring

to me and inched towards

but he did not

my throat. Through my pain, I

are in

continued to drag me backward. “Ashton, you will lose to me again,” he jeered at Ashton’s

the wind and screamed. “Ashton, they’re going to blow up this place! Don’t

filled the air. I did not know where they came from or who they were for. It was chaotic, to

hit by two cars, one from either side.

echoed into the night. Abe kept his vies grip on

his gun

Abe chuckled in disdain. “You’re worth more than you

and deafened by the gunfight all around us. “You overestimate me!”

neck away from the window. “Stay where you are or she dies!” Abe shouted

arm felt as though a massive steel pipe was being forced through it.