A Tinderbox of Vengeance
I grabbed an extinguisher and rushed toward the gas tank still burning.
Minutes later, the remaining flames were under control.
When I reached Lisa, she had already fallen unconscious. Her cheeks and neck were covered with horrifying blisters from severe burns.
Beside her, George was beyond recognition—his entire body charred black, only his chest rising and falling with the faintest trace of life.
I wouldn't deny it—my heart went numb for a single, fleeting moment.
All the resentment and tangled history between us flashed through my mind like fragments of an old silent film.