Captive Princess
The other families backed off.
On graduation day, Isabella asked him to meet on the school roof. As they were leaving, an assassin from a rival family appeared, a dark gun barrel aimed right at him. In that critical moment, Isabella shoved him out of the way.
Bang—
The gunshot echoed. He saw Isabella fall like a broken kite, blood gushing from her chest. In the hospital, the pale-faced girl whispered weakly, "Vincent... I don't regret it..." The doctors said the bullet had grazed her heart. She'd nearly died.