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Chapter 12

Author: Zaya Andrew
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-09 17:01:36

Serena's POV

Rounded up with bursts of unsilenced gunshots outside the building.

He covered me with his own body, I thought it was to keep the shards of glass from hurting me.

"Hey, are you alright?" he asked.

The shooting had died down, but sirens wailed all around us.

I nodded. “I'm okay,” I whispered back but to be fair, it wasn't totally true.

Seriously, what the fuck? How can you go through that and be just fine? My heart was racing.

"What happened?" I asked.

"I dunno but we gotta go," he said as he held my hand.

I followed behind him closely as we got to the reception.

Several other persons were there, workers I presume and other security guards.

"What's going on?" Damien asked, his gaze on the securities.

My attention was drawn to the entrance, outside, where I believe the gunshots had come from.

"It's Barrister Morris sir," one of the guards replied, his face pale.

I didn't know who Morris was but I assumed he was one of the lawyers working under Damien's law firm.

"What's wro
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