Prey

After allowing Roland and Ava to walk a few distances ahead, Bella pulled her hand out of her dress pocket and threw the knife at Ava.

However, Roland hastily caught it before the blade could penetrate Ava's neck and hit her spinal cord.

Then his eyebrows lowered and his lips tightened as he stared at the murderous look in Belle’s eye and it woke his anger.

The entire hall was in chaos while everyone watched in horror as blood dripped from Roland's palm and fell to the ground.

Within less than a second, the room suddenly became noisy with desperate screams and cries of the guests when Roland's men stormed the hall with weapons and placed everyone under gunpoint, except for Ava and him.

The atmosphere quickly became hostile, and no one dared to move or utter a word as they all waited for Roland's next move.

Then a smirk settled on Belle’s lips while she stared at Jax’s gun, pointing directly at her, then her gaze swayed towards Roland's mad eyes, a