Page 152 of Forgiving Fate

“Perfect timing. Get over here Al. You aren’t exactly the woman I need to speak to, but you will do.”

Slowly, I walk toward him and stop when I get in front of Lainey, whose eyes shine with tears.

Harrison’s eyes are bloodshot as they lock with mine, and I stare at him in disbelief. What is he doing? Why?

“I want you to promise me you will tell me where he is or I will kill everyone in here. Starting with this one,” Harrison says, pushing the barrel of his gun into the back of Lainey’s head, eliciting a startled cry from her.

“What are you talking about, Harrison? Tell you where who is?”

“Oh, don’t act stupid Allie. It’s not a good look on you.”

Annoyance rises in my chest, but I keep my voice calm. “I swear, I have no idea who you are talking about, Harrison. If I did, do you think I would be standing here shocked and confused?”

His head tilts back in frustration and I see Logan peek her head around the corner, but I quickly tap my finger against my thigh, signaling Logan to wait.

“Ugh! Why do I have to explain everything to you idiots? Where is Mike?”

My heart stops. What did he just say? Clearly, I am hearing him wrong because there is no way that he just said the name of the man who ruined my life, took my two favorite people away, and was a demon haunting Logan’s every waking moment. Surely, this must be a dream.

Harrison morphs into a face I’ve only seen on one person and I know for certain I’m not dreaming. “STOP LYING!” His words echo off the walls of the bar and everyone jumps as he waves the gun in the air like a madman. “I should kill you right now. Don’t act like you didn't know!”

Stepping closer to him and signalling Lainey to move slightly to the right, I say, “I have no idea what you are talking about, Harrison. I really don’t.”

“You’re lying! I was there! I watched him beat your stupid ass for months! Now tell me where he is or I swear to god I will put a bullet in your head right now!”

The world goes silent. He was there? He was with Mike? The man I thought was my best friend was an accomplice in my downfall?

Words fail me.

Think Allie. Do not let this man take you down when you are just starting to live. Don’t let them win. Don’t let them take the lives of the people who have brought you into their hearts and protected you as if you have been there the entire time.

Fight.

Overleve.

The two most important men in my life voices echo in my head and I let everything fade away.

I can do this.

“Harrison. I had no idea. I–”

“Shut up, you stupid bitch. Ya know what? I don’t want to talk to you anymore. Logan can finally have the blood of your stupid self on your hands. Nice knowing ya.” Harrison raises the gun and points it directly at my face. I hear scooting of chairs behind me and I am about to push Lainey away when Logan’s voice echos behind Harrison.

“I KILLED HIM!”

Harrison spins around so fast he stumbles and in a flash, I pull the knife from my waistband and stab him right in the back of the neck. Blood sprays everywhere as I sever his spinal cord. Lainey, Harper, Leo, and I fall on top of him. The gun falls from his hands and goes off as it hits the ground.

Harper jumps up immediately and starts looking around the room. “Logan! Are you okay?”

“Yeah!” My head pops up to see her walking from around the bar, limping.

“N, you’re not! You’re limping!” Lainey exclaims as she pops up, but not before punching Harrison in the face. A painful groan escapes him as he lays there, unable to move.

Logan hops on one leg over to us. “I’m fine. I tripped on a crate as I jumped behind the bar when the gun dropped. It’s probably just a sprain, but it beats a bullet so, I’m fine.”

Her attention turns to me. “What the hell did he say?”

I move off Harrison as my entire body starts to shake when the doors fly open and Grayson, Landon, and Noah all rush in.

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