Final round

"Stop!" Lucas shouted. "Wait... We all just need to calm down," Lucas appeased with his hands up as he slowly took a step towards James.

"It doesn't have to end like this, James. You can still walk away with your life, free. Think about it. If you can escape now, you can come back for her again. But if you kill her now, we will just kill you, and it will all be for nothing. Unless you don't think that you can succeed again, unless you finally accept your failure."

James's eyes narrowed as he considered Lucas's words. He knew what Lucas was trying to do; he knew Lucas was trying to provoke him into letting Sera live.

And To be honest, James also did not want to kill her. He would actually like to try his luck again, plan better, plan smarter, and prove that he was a better man than Lucas could ever be.

Yes... that was a good plan. He would take the deal.

He kept the gun pressed against Sera’s head but he glared and nodded at Lucas.

“Fine I’ll let her live... but only when I’m sure tha