Chapter 40

“I did not take the gun, Simon. I swear.”

Simon continued to pace the garden, furious at her for losing the gun. Zoe watched him, wondering how someone so sweet a minute ago could turn into the angry fellow she was looking at now. He was angry with her and she could not understand why.

“I told you it was important.” He said.

“And I am telling you that I did not take it.”

“That gun has been there for a while already now and no one has taken it. But the moment I showed it to you, it has gone missing.” He snapped at her with clenched teeth.

“Then maybe someone probably saw it and took it.” Zoe answered, trying to defend herself but he wasn’t having any of it. She placed her hand on her temple and continued to look at the hole he built.

It was strange enough that they were getting death threats but if guns were now going missing, what the hell was she supposed to do?

Someone began to bang on the door of the garden. Zoe walked over to open it only to see Aaron and Jacob waiting. One was bo