Chapter 9 - The Final Showdown
We tracked Marcus to a warehouse on the docks. He had nowhere left to run. Elias didn't even have to shoot; he just walked through the front door, and Marcus’s men laid down their weapons.
Marcus stood alone in the center of the warehouse. He looked pathetic.
"Ava," he sneered. "Come back to me. You’re a mother. You need a father for them."
I walked forward, past Elias, until I was face-to-face with the man who had tried to kill me.
"They have a protector," I said, my voice steady. "And you have nothing."
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Elias stood behind me, his hand resting on my waist. It was a claim, a warning, and a promise.
Marcus lunged. Elias didn't even flinch. He struck once, and Marcus went down, never to get up again.
