Chapter 39

Eden’s POV

I could see him. He was walking towards us with a knife in his hand. Was he coming to finish what he started? I sobbed, remembering what he had done to me. The humiliation, the pain, the fear. I looked at my mom’s face, seeing what he had done to her.

Just as I was about to scream, Diesel appeared. Grabbing his attention. The blade was there, lying on the ground. The one he used to stab my mom with. When he was distracted by Diesel. I reached over and grabbed the knife.

My whole body was shaking as I made my way towards him. I was trying my best to be as quiet as possible. I was so close to him I could smell him. I kept thinking to myself, ‘any second, he is going to turn around’. But he didn’t.

Then I did it. I plunged the knife into my kidnapper’s back. It slid into his body so easily.

He tried to turn around. I didn’t wait to find out if he did. I sprinted back to Mom and grabbed her hand. Bending down, I kissed her, “I got him, mom. I got him.” I whispered int