When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“Ms. Stovall, we might be fearless, but we won’t harm a baby less than a month old,” replied the bodyguard as a menacing smile flitted across his lips.

I couldn’t well believe someone as vicious as him, but with Marcus’ earlier assurance, I heaved a sigh of relief.

I had to trust that they wouldn’t harm my son.

Even so, Baby was too young to be traveling around the world with a bunch of strangers.

At that thought, my heart clenched in agony.

I took a deep breath to calm down before picking up the knife from the earlier fight. I handed it to the bodyguard and asked, “You know what to do, right?”

The bodyguard met my gaze with a frown as he considered the feasibility of this plan.

Soon, he made up his mind.

He struggled to sit up and put on his bloody jacket before grabbing the knife from me. Pressing the edge of the knife against my neck, he led me out.

was still waiting outside the room. When he

his subordinates surrounded the only exit of the

Ashton, as he appeared by another

met Ashton’s gaze, but he didn’t seem surprised or anxious.

bodyguard couldn’t have held me hostage

Stovall.” His voice was stern whenever

moment before meeting his

at each other

in a deadlock for some time. Suddenly, the conflict in Ashton’s gaze disappeared as

you nervous? You didn’t yell for help though he held you at knifepoint,” he uttered

sank as I

had said that on

knew what was going on. Clearly, he was upset because I became

knife at my neck, but Ashton could save me

his teeth and