All Chapters of After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me: Chapter 161 - Chapter 163

MAXWELL'S POV:The bullet tears through Kier's shoulder and he screams.His whole body jerks sideways, spine twisting, knees buckling. The knife flies from his grip and clatters across the concrete floor, spinning once, twice, three times before it stops. Kier's mouth hangs open, his eyes wide, his face the color of old milk. Blood pours between his fingers where he clamps his hand over the wound, hot and dark, dripping onto the floor in fat, wet splashes.I keep my arm straight. My finger stays on the trigger. My gaze stays locked on the spot where the bullet entered, right below his collarbone, exactly where I aimed.He stumbles backward, his boots scraping against the concrete. His head whips toward me, and for one heartbeat, his eyes meet mine. There is nothing in them. No rage. No cunning. Just a raw, empty shock, the look of a man who walked into a room certain he was the predator and just realized he was prey the whole time."Drop the knife," I say.The knife is already on the

LYSANDER'S POV:The sunlight hits us the second we step out of the bunker.Celestine flinches, throwing her arm up over her eyes, the light too bright after so many days in the dark. Her fingers curl around my sleeve, gripping tight, anchoring herself to me.The sun is rising over the mountains. The fog that clung to the valley all night has burned away, and I can see everything. The fields. The forests. The winding road that leads down the mountain. The world stretching out forever.Celestine lowers her arm slowly. Her eyes are watering, squinting against the light, but she does not look away. She stares at the sunrise like she is seeing it for the first time."There is blood on my hands," she says.I look down. Her fingers are stained red, dried blood caked under her nails, in the creases of her palms, along the lines of her wrists. Kier's blood. From when she grabbed at him, pushed at him, fought him."Come here," I say.I take her hands in mine. I lift them to my mouth and I kiss