Mira, upon hearing his commands, screamed again in protest, “No!” Do not do it, Damon! You must come alone. If you bring anyone else, he will blow me up on the spot! Please, I am scared!”
Damon had no choice but to get into the car on his own and drive to the location Mira had specified, with the patrol team keeping a safe distance in case of an emergency.
I sat silently in Damon’s car as he drove on; perhaps he hadn’t processed everything that had happened and was just going through the motions; he appeared to be numb and simply carrying out his duties as a patrol chief.
Damon arrived at Mira’s described location in less than 30 minutes, following the sound of her voice and pushing open the door to an abandoned warehouse.
Mira was inside, bound and with a bomb strapped to her chest; Adrian was right behind her, holding the detonator.
His grin reminded me of the day he tortured me; he tilted his head and asked, “Do you think Damon will cry for you?”When Adrian saw Damon, his grin widened.
“Just as I expected. The previous woman I kidnapped was worthless. “This is the woman you truly care about.”
Damon’s expression darkened, a storm of emotion clouding his face. “Are you the one who murdered Daisy?”
Adrian nodded. “Yes. That woman was an idiot. She begged me not to call you.
“But the way you spoke to her on the phone made it clear you didn’t love her.
“So why should I bother keeping her alive? I thought I might as well blow her up.”
Adrian smirked as he locked eyes with Damon. “Come to think of it, you were the one who really killed her.”
Damon’s tall figure swayed slightly, his face turning ghostly pale. “Why did you do it?” Were you aware she was carrying my child?”
Adrian laughed even harder, “Obviously, this is my revenge on you! And what a bonus! If I had known she was pregnant, I would have made her suffer even more.
“But oh well, it’s not like you ever cared whether she lived or died.”
As he said this, he put his hand on Mira’s shoulder, who was sobbing uncontrollably.
“If I’m not mistaken, she’s the one you truly love, right? I want you to watch her get blown to pieces with your own eyes.”
Mira screamed, her voice shrill with desperation: “Save me, Damon! Shoot him, get this bomb off me! I don’t want to die! I’m scared!”
Damon looked at Adrian with hollow eyes.
“I’ll trade places with her. She’s innocent. If anyone deserves to die in an explosion, it’s me.”
Adrian sneered. “So you really love her, and you’re willing to die for her, but I’m not going to let her go, and neither will you.
“The power of this bomb is beyond your imagination. Once I press this button, the entire warehouse will be levelled in an instant.”
Mira screamed again: “Why are you doing this? You will not survive either!”
“I never expected to walk out of here alive. Damon is to blame for my loss of everything. I am taking him down with me!”
Damon lunged forward and tackled Adrian, and thanks to his years of training, he easily overpowered him. Within moments, his face was a bloody mess, and he passed out.
Damon’s eyes appeared glazed over in a daze, as if he hadn’t noticed Adrian’s unconsciousness, and he continued to strike him repeatedly.
Mira eventually let out a terrified scream.
