Chapter 90 "Sacrifice"

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"Jason", Bridgette breathes, a baffled expression plastered on her face.

Bridgette is aiming her gun towards Aleysa, who's on the floor wincing in pain holding her arm that's stained in blood as Ace assists her crouching down beside her as he also has his gun aiming at Bridgette. A pissed off expression is on his face while glaring between Bridgette and I.

After Aleysa hears my name slip out of Bridgette's lips, she immediately turns my way, her dark brown eyes widening at my presence. However, I don't get the reaction I expected from her since she immediately brushes me off looking away.

My heart falls down to my stomach confused and shocked by her behavior towards me. After everything that has happened how could she treat me as if I don't matter to her anymore. Nothing makes sense.

"Aleysa", I bluntly say.

"Aleysa isn't yours anymore!", Ace spat holding onto Aleysa's arm.

"Your such a trader Ace!", Bridgette clenches her jaw.

"What the fuck is going on here?!", I mutter completely confused by this entire scene in front of me by the looks of it, I'm out of the loop.

"These two love birds were running away together", Bridgette responds glancing at me every there and then.

The way Ace is firmly holding onto Aleysa's arm starts making my blood boil. These two hate each other especially Ace, so why the heck are they so close to one another? Also why the fuck were they running away together?

Without wasting another minute, I walk towards Ace and Aleysa grabbing Aleysa by the arm she's currently wounded on pulling her up to her feet. She winces in pain as I did this, but my anger has taken over.

"Let her go!", Ace grumbles standing up to his feet still aiming his gun towards Bridgette.

Ignoring Ace, I examine her wound letting out a heavy huff from relief seeing the bullet only scraped her flesh. However, the cut is pretty deep and blood won't stop spluttering out. Aleysa needs medical care as soon as possible especially since she's pregnant.

"What's going on?", I murmur my eyes locking with hers.

I can tell she's trying to signal me something, but I just can't seem to understand at all of what she's trying to tell me.

"She loves me", Ace chirps grabbing Aleysa's arm almost yanking her back.

"What the fuck!", I clench my jaw baffled by Ace's words. Is he delusional?

"Jason", Bridgette says causing me turn around. "Did you shoot her?!", I sternly asks throwing the most hateful glare I've ever thrown.

"I love you so much.. she's to weak for you.. you need me", Bridgette steers the subject.

"ANSWER ME! DID YOU SHOOT ALEYSA?!"

"I-I can expl-"

And those two and a half words were the last she ever spoke before I lifted my pistol without warning and pulled the trigger watching the bullet go through her forehead. Aleysa let's out a scream from the sudden gun shot as she watched Bridgette's lifeless body tumble down to the dirt.

"Sorry you shouldn't of seen that", I blankly say my focus now on Aleysa who's still in Ace's grip.

"GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER!", I grit my teeth stepping forward as Ace takes a step back pulling Aleysa with him.

"SHE'S MINE NOW LET US GO BEFORE YOUR FATHER FINDS US!", Ace scolds looking over my shoulder.

My father

That's the last person I'm even thinking about right now since I'm over here trying to get Aleysa back. However, this is not what pisses me off, it's the fact that Ace had the audacity to call what's mine, his.

"SHE'S MY WIFE CARRYING MY CHILD!", I retort aiming my pistol at him. Aleysa's eyes widen staring at the pistol.

"What the f-... you didn't tell me you were married to this son of a bitch?!", Ace mutters grabbing Aleysa by her hair aiming his gun towards the side of her head.

"ACE NO!", I scold cringing in complete fear. One bad movement or a word that rubs him the wrong way, I'll lose my entire world.

"Please Ace don't hurt me!", Aleysa voice cracks fear in her eyes as tears slip down her cheeks.

"PUT THE GUN DOWN!", Ace grits his teeth.

"PUT IT DOWN NOW OR I'LL END TWO LIVES IN ONE SHOT!", he sardonically threatens when he notices my lack of obedience towards his demand.

"Jason please", Aleysa sniffles looking at me with pleading eyes full of horror.

And just like that I drop my pistol down to the ground falling to my knees completely surrendering myself in pure defeat.

"Kill me instead, I beg you Ace let Aleysa free without any harm in exchange for my life... you know it's me you want dead not her", I firmly say.

"No Jason! Please Ace don't.. I beg you!", Aleysa screeches beaming at me with red swollen eyes.

It kills me to see her in this much pain, but it's the only way to save hers and my son's life. After all, I've already accepted my fate in losing my life during this unpredictable mission. I've done so much wrong in the world that I don't really deserve to walk this earth any longer. However, Aleysa is an angel that doesn't deserve any of this. How did I get so lucky for someone so pure and good to fall in love with me, that I don't know.

"You clearly still love this fool.. you lying ass bitch! You played me!", Ace grumbles pulling onto her hair making Aleysa wince in pain for the harsh pull.

"ACE! FUCKING TAKE YOUR CHANCE AT ME JUST LIKE YOU ALWAYS WANTED YOU COWARD!", I shout.

This immediately catches Ace's attention releasing his grip onto Aleysa's hair throwing her to the side as she tumbles down to the ground. Ace aims his gun towards my head, a mischievous smirk forming on his lips as his devilish grey eyes scream victory.

I glance over at Aleysa who's crying hysterically as I murmur, "I love you both" before averting my gaze back on Ace who's index finger is on the trigger pulling it down slowly. I close my eyes ready to let the bullet strike me, I can only hope for my death to be quick not because I don't want to feel pain, but so Aleysa won't suffer as much for me.

"Nooo!!", she screams.

BANG

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