Filed to story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
“Let’s go,” He was the first to go in, followed by Mikhail. However, Mikhail took only two steps when he noticed his guard wasn’t following and he turned back to see his determined look.
“What are you doing?” He asked, even though he sensed what the man had in mind.
“I can’t let them get to you. Someone has to stay behind and make sure you arrive safely,” He said with an understanding smile.
Mikhail was stunned, then his features hardened, “I promise that you won’t die in vain,” he was sincere this time.
Just as Sakuzi feared, once he was out of this place, he would regroup and come back at them stronger and better. It was a promise. Mikhail learned enough lessons today and would make sure not to make any mistakes.
“Now go!”
Mikhail nodded and without hesitating, turned and took to his heels. He didn’t look back, not even when he heard the gunshots and the moan of pain that undoubtedly belonged to his guard. It was a sacrifice he chose to pay and he can’t die here else it would all be a waste.
The tunnel was badly illuminated, the bulbs were flickering on and off while most of them were damaged from lack of care, however, it was enough to illuminate their path. He caught up to the betrayer who seemed to know his way around and they both galloped on knowing that their enemies were not too far away from them.
Thankfully the entrance did not collapse as they feared, however, it was narrow and enough for just one person to pass at a time, carefully. The Falcon gang must have intentionally closed it off after they stopped the transportation – no wonder rumors of the tunnel collapsing surfaced.
Even with that, the both of them had to battle through a cotton of cobwebs that limited their sight. They came out looking uncool, draped with dust and gray cobwebs.
“Disgusting!” Mikhail muttered as he worked on getting rid of the dirt on him.
“We don’t have time for this, we should go,” The betrayer started down the vast hilly forest area saying, “Our ride should be here already,”
They both hurried off knowing that their liberty was around the corner. All that was needed was just a few more steps and the sweet air of freedom would be all they would breathe in.
“She’s here,” The betrayer pointed out and Mikhail could now see the car located on the rocky clear road since the headlights were on.
As they were just about to step out of the forest, call it instinct or something but the hairs on his back stood on edge and he knew that danger was around the corner. Being the selfish man he was, Mikhail quickly grabbed the betrayer by the collar and pulled him behind him only for two bullets to pierce through the man who groaned and fell.
Mikhail’s eyes widened, that could have been him. He turned back at once and his eyes connected with that woman.
Nemesis.
She was here.
Whoever was in the car sensed the danger and at once roared the engine to life.
“Damn it,” Mikhail cursed, he couldn’t hide here forever. Sakuzi’s men were regrouping and would block every necessary escape route from here very soon and whoever was in the car must have known it because she was reversing.
No, he can’t stay here.
Mikhail came out of the tree he had used to defend himself after using the betrayer as a shield. He and Nemesis must have been in sync because she shot at him the same time she shot at him.
They both fell.
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The third point of view:
Andrew doesn’t recall the last time he went to church, however, at that moment he was making a prayer in his heart.
“Protect Maggie,” was all he asked for.
“Block every possible entrance, and keep your eyes on any questionable vehicle. To have attempted this escape, they must have a ride waiting for them!” He barked orders here and there just before he went through the tunnel.
There were others with him but Andrew must as well have been a lone wolf because he walked so briskly that it was almost a run the others couldn’t catch up with.
The forest was vast and Andrew didn’t know where to begin, plus the fact that it was late. However, he couldn’t give up, not when there were chances of Maggie being in danger. Then he heard it, the sound of gunshots, and his heart almost leaped out of his chest. It can’t be.
“Sir Andrew!” He broke into a sprint, ignoring his men calling after him.
He ran for a long time or maybe it wasn’t that long, but to Andrew, a minute of waiting and being in the dark of Maggie’s whereabouts felt like forever.
He followed the sound of the gunshot and at last found her.
“Maggie!” His heart jumped in his throat and he rushed at the woman who was seated on the bare floor, her back resting against one of the trees.
“Hey,” He cupped her cheeks, relief spreading over him. She was okay, God answered his prayers. Not that Maggie couldn’t protect herself but Mikhail was a cruel and dangerous man.
“I can’t move,” she said, causing Andrew to look down and gasp at her bleeding thigh. She was shot.
“He did this to you?!” He growled, anger rising to the surface.
But to his surprise, Maggie giggled, “We did it to each other and to think that his shot was quite messy. He wasn’t as skillful as I thought or was it because I learned from the best?” She referred to Andrew since he had been the one to train her in the past.
“This is not funny, you’re bleeding! And you should stop talking,” Andrew told her as he took off his shirt, tore off enough pieces, and tied it around her thigh to control his bleeding.
“I got him on the chest,”
“I said don’t talk,” Andrew scolded her just as he scooped her into his arms.
“If I was meant to die, talking or not wouldn’t stop it,” She told him.
At the mention of death, Andrew gave her an intense glare that would have shut up a normal person. Unfortunately, Maggie was not a normal person and she kept on speaking her mind.
“You don’t have to worry, Mikhail wouldn’t survive that shot even if he was rescued by that woman,” she said just as Andrew froze in his steps.
“That woman?”