~TIANA'S [POV]~
I thought perhaps it was the gift box in his hands causing the delay, so I said, "Why don't you put that down."
"You still haven't done what I asked." His voice was cold and flat, nothing like the warmth his smile had suggested earlier. "Your time is up, Tiana."
I stood there confused, trying to understand what was happening, until he opened the gift box and lifted out a machine gun.
He raised it toward the guests and opened fire without warning, shooting without pause until every last person in that church was dead, blood painting everything a d everywhere.
My face drained of colour. I tried to run but my feet were fixed to the floor, shoes rooted to the spot like they had been cemented there.
He dropped the empty gun and turned to the priest, who was on his knees no
