Victor yanked me into his arms, his hot breath ghosting over my ear, yet I felt nothing but an icy chill seeping through my veins.
He pressed the barrel of his gun against my forehead, his gaze fixed on Javier.
"Dr. Javier, can you bear to lose her?"
Javier's brows furrowed deeply. He tossed his gun aside. "Release her. I'll take her place as your hostage."
"Javier!" Captain Morgan roared, his voice cracking with fury. "Didn't you say you didn't trust her?"
Javier met his glare head-on. "I did. But if she ends up like Jennifer..."
"You've lost your mind! You're both insane!" Captain Morgan flung his weapon to the ground, and the other guns aimed at Victor's men were silently lowered.
Javier strode slowly toward Victor.
Victor let out a mocking sneer right next to my ear. "Hard to
