All Chapters of One-Bullet Chance: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

Nicole's POVAiden Russell frowned and instinctively stepped in front of Naomi Siddall to protect her.Seeing him do that broke my heart. I gave a bitter laugh at myself and fired the first shot.Click!The first shot was empty."Nicole, are you insane?"I didn't answer. I pulled the trigger again and again without hesitation.Click!Click!Click!The sharp clicks of the trigger echoed through the living room.By the fifth shot, Aiden was already charging toward me, screaming my name. He tackled me to the floor. "Nicole!"The moment I hit the ground, I instinctively covered my lower stomach with one hand.But the pain I expected never came.Aiden caught me and instinctively shielded me beneath his body.Click!The fifth shot was empty too.Aiden was breathing hard. He held me tightly against his chest, his eyes filled with fear and desperation that I couldn't understand. "Nicole, stop this. Can we just stop hurting each other?"I felt nothing but heartbreak.But when we had reached t

Chapter 2

When I returned to my bedroom to pack my things, a yellowed photograph slipped out of the drawer.It was taken on the day I graduated from the police academy. Paul had his arm around me as we stood together for the picture.In the photo, Aiden was wearing a suit. His head was slightly tilted, and he looked at me with a smile in his eyes.I stared at the focused, burning look in his eyes. Everything had changed.Back then, we were young and full of energy. We dreamed of becoming detectives who worked on the front lines.After Aiden's parents were brutally murdered during a case, Paul adopted him and paid for his education through law school.We had promised each other that we would get married once Aiden had settled into his career at a law firm.But everything changed the day Paul was killed in retaliation by the drug cartel.I cried so hard that I nearly passed out several times.Aiden held me tightly. His eyes were red with rage as he promised, "Nicole, we'll get revenge for Paul to

Chapter 3

It was a marriage certification.My hands trembled as I unfolded it.Inside was a photo of Aiden and Naomi together.Naomi was leaning against Aiden's chest, smiling innocently.Aiden was looking down at her with a gentle smile.I knew that smile all too well. It was exactly the same smile he had worn in our graduation photo.I kept turning the pages.Then I saw their names.The marriage had been registered three years ago, on December 24.I stared at the date in disbelief.December 24 was the day Paul had died in the line of duty.It was also Naomi's birthday.No matter how busy Aiden was, he always went with me to the military cemetery on that day to pay our respects to Paul, except three years ago. That was the only year he broke his promise.At the time, Aiden had started a private security company that gave retired police officers job opportunities.He told me he had an emergency assignment in another state that day and couldn't get away.It had rained heavily that day.I stood al

Chapter 4

The next day, I found a cardboard box and began packing up Paul's belongings so I could take them with me.I had just placed one of his medals inside when Naomi walked over with a glass of water.She looked me up and down before her eyes stopped on my flat stomach.Then she asked in a voice that was no longer as sweet and helpless as usual, "Nicole, you're pregnant too, aren't you?"I ignored her.She continued to provoke me, "Too bad Aiden married me three years ago. Even if you give birth to that baby, it'll still be a bastard."I already knew the truth. But hearing her say it still hurt."Does your great police officer father know his daughter is a homewrecker?"The moment she insulted Paul, my anger exploded. "Shut up!"Naomi smiled in triumph.Then she poured her entire glass of juice over Paul's certificate.She even stepped on one of his medals, crushing it beneath her heel. "Oh! My stomach! Nicole, why did you push me?"Aiden rushed out the moment he heard the noise.He saw Nao

Chapter 5

Aiden's face changed drastically. He immediately rushed over.When he saw the pregnancy report, he could hardly believe his eyes.The report clearly stated that Nicole was pregnant.He thought to himself, "Nicole is carrying my child?"Panic filled Aiden's chest. He could barely breathe.For some reason, he had a terrible feeling that he had truly lost Nicole.Then Aiden noticed the beautiful platinum ring resting on top of the report.A thin row of diamonds circled the band.Aiden had paid a fortune to have the ring specially made for Nicole several years ago. It was after one of their worst fights over Naomi. He had given it to Nicole to calm her down when she was on the verge of breaking down.The inside of the ring was engraved with their initials. Nicole had always treated it as an engagement ring.Back then, Aiden had promised that once Naomi was settled, he would keep his word and marry Nicole.Nicole had remembered that promise all these years. She had also kept the ring close

Chapter 6

A heavy rainstorm had started outside.Aiden didn't even bother to grab an umbrella. He ran every red light on the way and rushed to the military cemetery.He stumbled through the mud, desperately running toward Paul's grave. "Nicole! Nicole!"But when he reached the familiar spot he had visited countless times, he froze.Nicole wasn't there.The gravestone that had once stood there was gone too.All that remained was a huge hole in the ground, filled with muddy rainwater from the storm.A cemetery worker in a raincoat was clearing away broken bricks nearby.When he saw Aiden, soaked from head to toe, he froze. "Hello. Who are you looking for?""Where's the grave? Where is Paul Chadwick's grave?" Aiden pointed at the empty hole.His whole body was shaking, and his voice was hoarse.The worker sighed. "Oh. His daughter came here around noon. She had special authorization from the department and moved his remains to another location.""Moved them?" Aiden muttered the words in disbelief.

Chapter 7

From Darren's words, Aiden slowly began to piece together a side of Nicole he had never truly understood."Nicole was forced to resign from the department because of you. But she never wanted to give up on Paul's dream. For the past five years, she appeared to be working a desk job at your security company. But secretly, she remained a police informant. She helped us gather clues about the drug dealers and kept feeding us information."Aiden stumbled backward several steps. His lips trembled violently.He suddenly remembered all the injuries Nicole had suffered over the past five years. There had always been new cuts and bruises on her body.But he had never cared. He had assumed she was hurting herself again just to punish him. He had even called her crazy.Now he finally understood. Nicole had been completing the mission they had once started together."Darren..." Aiden's legs gave out.He collapsed to his knees in front of Darren.Tears streamed down his face. "I was wrong. I'm a pi

Chapter 8

Nicole's POVI had been in Silverton for six months before I even realized how much time had passed.The air here was always hot and humid. It reminded me of the Walled City.I lowered my head, pulled on my tactical boots, and instinctively touched my flat stomach.I had survived that brutal battle six months ago. But the eight-week-old baby inside me hadn't.When I woke up in the hospital, Darren was standing beside my bed with red-rimmed eyes. But I didn't cry.I had no regrets. All I felt was relief.I wanted to believe that my baby had made its own choice.It didn't want a weak, selfish father who had broken his promises.After three months of intense rehabilitation, I was finally assigned to Silverton's anti-drug task force."Nicole, get ready! We're moving in!" The team leader's voice came through my radio."Copy." I pulled down my tactical helmet's visor, chambered a round, and silently disappeared into the darkness.Tonight, we were setting up an ambush in the no-man's-land alo

Chapter 9

I quickly came back to my senses.I cuffed Felix to a nearby tree, grabbed my gun, and rushed toward the high ground on the outer edge of the battlefield. "Copy. I’m in position. I need covering fire now. Can you identify the civilians?"Just then, I suddenly recognized one of them through the darkness.He was hiding behind an SUV. Bullets from the drug dealers were flying at him from every direction, keeping him pinned down. Yet he kept looking around. It was as if he was searching for someone.Aiden had come all the way here.But I stayed calm and carried out my team leader’s orders without hesitation.Under the overwhelming firepower of our anti-drug task force, the battle ended quickly.I slowly walked toward the SUV. Aiden was sitting on the ground beside it.He was covered in mud. His clothes were torn and dirty, and several cuts on his face were still bleeding.When he heard my footsteps, he instinctively looked up.The moment he saw my face; his eyes widened in shock. "Nic... N

Chapter 10

With the evidence stacked against her, Naomi had no way to defend herself.On the day Naomi was arrested, I flew back from Silverton on purpose so I could take part in the arrest myself.In the interrogation room, Naomi cried bitterly, trying to gain sympathy and save her own life. "I'm pregnant! You can't put me in jail!"Even after everything she had done, she still refused to regret any of it. I looked at her coldly. "You are suspected of running a massive international drug-trafficking operation and committing premeditated murder. No matter what happens, you will spend the rest of your life in prison. After your child is born, the baby will be taken straight to an orphanage. Your child will have to live with the stigma of being a drug lord's kid for the rest of their life."Naomi collapsed in despair against the interrogation chair.Three months later, the Silverton anti-drug task force launched its final assault on the last hideout of the international drug-trafficking network.It

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