Chapter 124

The sounds did not stop at one, neither did the pain. Lake stood straight, he did not know when Ashley dropped her feet on the ground and held on to him. Behind them, the gun dropped from Jesse Wyatt's right hand and fell to the ground. In no more than ten minutes, he was on the ground along with it.

Lake staggered to the wall and felt himself slump to the ground. He could not raise any of his hands up, the pain behind them was severe. He could feel blood drain from his body. He knew he was soaking the wall with his blood.

"Lake!" Kenji screamed at the top of his voice. Bec was beside him, both of them rushed to Lake and Ashley. Ashley could barely manage to stand, so Kenji held on to her, pressing her head to his chest as he wrapped his arms around her. She as still shaking, sobbing endlessly and smitten with fear. Even while she was in his arms, Kenji's heart continued to pound against his chest, he could not imagine losing her. If Lake had not come