When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Ashton approached us with narrowed eyes.

A bullet whistled narrowly passed his head.

“Ashton, stay where you are if you want her to live,” Abe shouted. “Her life is far more valuable than yours. I’m not going to exchange you for her. It would be in your best interests if you allow us to leave, or I would not be able to promise that she won’t bleed to death.”

Ashton froze, his eyes locked on my arm and the ghastly pool of blood that had gathered on the ground.

“Let them pass!” he commanded his men as though it was an easy decision for him.

Joseph stared at him in surprise; he was prepared to capture Abe once and for all. “Mr. Fuller, this is our only chance to…”

“Let them pass!” Ashton repeated with his pained gaze on me.

Abe kept his grip tightly on me and walked towards a junction that led towards another path.

At the sight of Ashton lowering his gun, Abe cackled with delight.

He tossed me in the car with Danny at the wheel. He sped off as soon as the doors slammed shut.

Abe grinned down at me. His eyes were reduced to slits in his malice. “Ms. Stovall, much obliged to you for getting me out of that.”

I glared at him as fiercely as I could. The blood that I had lost was making me dizzy.

Abe laughed at my fury. “To Marshville!” he ordered Danny.

caught sight of the bloodstains upon my arm.

followed!” Danny said,

I’d say let

was obvious that he was referring to

excess loss of blood. I leaned against the door

more rounds. He glanced back at me and said, “Sir, she

his eyes shut. At Danny’s remark, he cast a lazy glance toward me. “Are they still

sir. I think they’re gone.” Danny

Abe said with amusement.

Instead of heading back to the villa, we headed toward a

out before making

sheets that I

first thing that I had noticed was the pain in my arm which seemed to have spread. Even the slightest movement was too much for

attempts, I slumped back into bed, drenched in

dry as if I hadn’t had

eye fell onto several glasses of water on the table next to me but I was unable

slender hand reached out and grabbed a glass. I

view. “Armond!” I cried, stunned. My throat

thin smile across his lips.

throat’s parched,”

next to me. With his hands around my waist, he held me up and

my reluctance. “You’re not

to go along with him. He held the glass of water near