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“Bella,” I called.

She darted her gaze toward me, but followed through with grabbing another metal arrow, placing it on the bow in position.

“Don’t do it, city girl. He’s not worth it.”

Bella took a deep breath, taking another aim, this time at the man’s chest. “I won’t let him win. I will never let anyone win again. He will not hurt you.”

“Fuck you, bitch.” Harrison writhed in pain, struggling to get free. I took long strides toward him, yanking the weapon off the ground where it had landed in front of him.

The ugly name used only fueled the fire I noticed in her eyes.

Panting, I wiped my mouth and walked toward her, still holding out my arm. “Lower your weapon, Bella. For me. For us.”

She held her head high. “Jagger is not a killer, you asshole. He’s a goddamn hero. Get it through your head.”

Harrison laughed and she continued debating firing the shot.

“Bella. Baby. Come on,” I whispered, able to inch a little closer.

“You will pay, you monster.” Thankfully, she lowered the bow and I was able to take it from her hand, shoving the gun in the waistband of my jeans before taking a deep breath.

With the bow in one hand, the arrow in the other, I pulled her into my arms. “It’s all over. It’s going to be just fine.”

She clung to me for a few seconds before pushing herself away. When she started walking toward him, I took another deep breath. “What now?” she asked.

“Now, he’s going to be arrested.”

Harrison laughed. “I don’t think so.”

Bella wasn’t the kind of woman to handle asshole men without retaliation. With everything she’d been through, she had less patience and care than I did. Taking long strides, she issued a hard crack against his face.

The bastard laughed again at the same time he used his other arm, wrapping it around her neck. He instantly started to strangle her.

“Let her go,” I yelled at him.

Her choking sounds indicated how strong the man was. I dropped the bow and arrow, yanking his weapon into my hands.

“I said, Let. Her. Go.”

His hold was tighter, Bella flailing as she struggled to free herself. Her eyes were pinned on mine, her mouth twisted as she gasped for air. When he grabbed the side of her face, ready to twist at a brutal angle, which would snap her neck, I had one chance in ten of making a clean shot.

“Bella!” I yelled.

Maybe there was something to be said about two people being able to read each other’s minds. Maybe the connection we shared was all we needed. Love. Yeah, it was all about love. Time was precious and my sweet city girl jammed her elbow into his stomach.

As his hold weakened, she pushed herself free, flinging her body onto the ground.

And I took a shot.

Bella

“Esme!” I squealed the moment she walked into the clinic. “You came.”

“Do you think I’d actually miss the opening of my best friend’s new clinic in smalltown USA? Not a chance, girlfriend. A little surprise.”

I hugged her tightly against me, giving Jagger a sly grin. “A wonderful one. I’m so glad you’re here. I’m a nervous wreck.”

“You shouldn’t be. You are a brilliant doctor. Danger Falls is lucky to have you.” She pulled away, immediately lifting her sunglasses in a seductive way as she turned around to glance at Jagger who was leaning against a wall in the corner. With his muscular arms folded, his black-on-black outfit, he gave off a sexy and dangerous aura.

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