The crack of the gunshot echoed through the warehouse like thunder.
Amelia’s scream tore through the chaos as Alexander stumbled back, his arm wrapped protectively around her. For a moment, she couldn’t breathe—until she saw the crimson spreading across his shoulder.
“Alexander!” She pressed her hands against the wound, panic surging through her veins. “Stay with me, please—don’t you dare leave me!”
His face was pale, but his eyes never left hers. Even in pain, they were steady, fierce. “I told you… I’d protect you. Always.”
Security forces swarmed Clara before she could fire again. She fought like a cornered animal, shrieking as the gun was ripped from her hands. Her empire of lies crumbled around her, her screams fading into the distance as she was dragged away.
But Amelia barely he
