TICKING TIME Rowan’s POV The bomb’s red digits glared at me, counting down from sixty seconds, Bella’s maniacal laughter echoing as I held Noah tight, his small body trembling against my chest. Ivy’s arm bled from Bella’s shot, her green eyes wide with fear as she clutched her stomach, our unborn baby at risk. Gabe stood by the explosive, his hands hovering over the wires, claiming he could stop it, but his earlier words—“I’m his father too”—burned in my mind, making my blood boil. I’d die before I let him near my family again. “Rowan, do something!” Ivy cried, her voice raw, her hand gripping my arm, blood seeping through her sleeve. I pulled her close, Noah between us, my shoulder throbbing from the bullet wound, my heart pounding for them both. “Gabe, move!” I barked, my gun trained on him, my finger twitching. “You touch that bomb, you better not screw us over.” His eyes darted, sweat beading on his forehead. “I can do this,” Gabe said, his voice shaky, kneeling by the
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