Chapter 184

YSABELLE

Tears formed in my eyes as I held his face, which didn't change from the last time I saw him.

He's warm and breathing heavily.

A loud bang echoed inside the house, which awakened me.

Dad pulled me up to get up and dragged me to the corner as he exchanged bullets with Cleo.

“Dad, you're alive! Paul said–”

“Shhh.” He covered my mouth. “What the hell are you doing here? You know how dangerous this place is!” He hissed.

I remove his hand and touch his chest, looking for the wounds that Paul said. But I couldn't find any.

“Are you hurt? Cleo shot you, right?”

“Let's get out of here.”

He held my hand and sprinted to the door we first saw. We were greeted by the cold breeze as we paved our way inside the dark forest.

But I remember that I needed to talk with Cleo.

“No. I need to talk to her–”

“She's out of her mind, Belle!” He scowled.

“She's still my cousin.”

He stopped and turned to me with raging eyes. I brushed off the tears falling from my eyes as I anxiously glanced behind