DreameNovelChapter 554: With each passing shot, the odds of survival dwindled, inching closer to the inevitable.
Melany's chest rose and fell rapidly.
Panic overtook her, breaths coming in short, uneven gasps. "Wait... please, wait..." she stuttered, trying to grasp any lifeline. There was no preparation, no mental fortification for the cold terror that accompanied having a weapon aimed at her. She didn't know when the trigger would be pulled or when that fatal click would becthe end.
At that moment, she felt an unprecedented, profound fear of death.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIn the silence that followed, all outside noise seemed to dissolve.
"Miss Johnson, the gwaits for no one," Kylo said, his tone devoid of sympathy.
His gaze locked onto hers, sharp and unyielding.
"A shot takes but a second to reveal life or death." His eyes were as predatory as a wolf's, and the room seemed to shrink around her under the oppressive weight of his stare.
Kylo's grip on the revolver tightened, poised for action.
Melany couldn't hold back the tremor that overtook her.
Discover more at gal Her composure shattered as she scrambled back, desperation overtaking reason. "No... don't shoot! I give up... I surrender!" Her voice quivered with fear, eyes wide with the realization of her helplessness.
It was a fear that cfrom staring death in the face, a fear that made everything else insignificant.
"If you withdraw now, Miss Johnson, the cost will be immense, hundreds of millions," Kylo said, his words laced with an eerie calm that felt almost mocking.
To her, the gun he held seemed ready to release its lethal promise at any second.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I'll pay it... whatever it costs! Every last cent... just don't pull that trigger!" Her voice broke, the terror draining the last of her strength.
She didn't even have the strength to stand.
"Pay? I'm curious, Miss Johnson, how do you intend to pay such a huge amount of money?" His brow lifted as he peered down at her, amusement hidden in the curve of his lips. But his presence cast a shadow so heavy that it left her breathless.
Before Melany could form a response, Kylo shifted his aim, the revolver now pointed at her.
"Or maybe... you'll pay with your life?"
"I..." Melany staggered backward, fear tightening its grip around her heart.
Her words faltered, not a single m sentence able to fuly escape her lips.
Kylo's voice, though lighthearted with an edge of humor, cacross to her as menacing, masked in a tone E ¡ that chilled her to the bone.
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