Chapter 494

Jovie had been through the nightmare once already, snatched away and scared out of her wits. Liam had been her comfort, but then, in a cruel twist, she was in the clutches of those thugs again, paralyzed with fear. She clung to Celena, her sobs shaking her small frame.

However, in a heartbeat, one of the assailants lifted his gun and brutally clubbed Celena on the back of her head with the butt.

"Ah!"

A sharp cry escaped Celena as her world went dark, blood gushing from her wound. She crumpled to the ground, her head lolling to the side.

With every ounce of willpower, Celena fought the encroaching blackness, her eyes wide with horror as Jovie was yanked from her protective hold. The gun was raised again, and with a sickening thud, it came down on Jovie's tiny head, blood matting her hair as she slumped over, unconscious.

Hot tears streamed down Celena's face as she tried desperately to rise, to do something, anything, but her body was a leaden weight, unresponsive. She could only