Chapter 19

Then I saw from the distant, Chrish was coming along with Claire whom he had adjusted on his hips with his palm covering her eyes so that she couldn't catch a sight of anything. For a second, nothing made sense. But when I spotted Riley walking behind Chris, pointing a gun straight at the back of Chris's head, my heart was ripped apart. The scared look on Chris's face was enough for me to go out of breath. My body started shaking and the worst fear occupied my mind. Zachary was going to kill them. He was going to kill my remaining family like he did earlier. The only thought of him killing Chris and Claire brought a reflex in me to stand up and rush to Zachary.

"I-I am s-sor-sorry." I stuttered in between my tears in a panicked voice and clenched his sleeves for support but he didn't even spare me a glance instead shoved me aside. I stumbled again on my feet and after regaining my composure, I looked at Chris who was clearly frightened and his hold on Claire was tightened a bi