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Chapter 76

Author: Tori Evans
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Ava's POV

I held my breath, feeling tears stream down my face as the man walked closer. This is it. My baby and I are going to die. I'm so sorry, baby. I failed to protect you, I whispered, rubbing my stomach.

Once the man got closer—so close I was sure he could see the car—a deafening sound erupted from the store. Once. Bang. Twice. Bang. And then, like a chorus. I froze, my eyes wide as my mind reeled with different possibilities of what could be going on. Oh my God, what if they've killed my husband. No. No, this can't be happening.

My prayers were slightly answered when the men who went in started filing out, dragging an extra person between them. There's no mistaking it. That was Liam.

Although relieved that he hadn't been shot, my heart still clenched when I saw the state he was in. His suit jacket was nowhere to be found, his shirt torn in different places with blood seeping out, and bruises littered his entire body.

"Oh my God. Please save us," I cried, knowing that I couldn't
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