Chapter 141

ARIANA'S POV

I stood there, rooted to the spot, behind Rob, my heart beating erratically. All I could think of were the pictures I had found of this man and my mother on the internet. How could he do this? How could he do this to my mother? How could he be so consumed by jealousy for my father who was now dead?

The faint sound of sirens wailing in the distance pulled me from my thoughts. Rob cocked his head to the side, and I could tell he heard the sound too. My palms grew sweaty. I didn’t know how the police were heading in our direction, but I was grateful for it.

Nate’s hand slipped out of mine, and I lunged desperately to clutch his tiny hand, but he broke into a run. Panic surged through me, and I screamed. The guttural sound I let out scared even me.

Reginald shouted at Detective James to shoot. My heart jumped to my throat as I bolted after Nate. I grabbed hold of him in the darkness as the police cars got closer, their tires screeching against the asphalt.

The gun went off al