As they rolled down, Brian tried to find a way to free Molly so she would not be hurt further. It was difficult to look around with his eyes red and swollen. But if Brian didn't do anything, they would end up in the bottom and perish.
As a final attempt, Brian stuck out his free arm to grab a trunk and managed to break their fall. Now the two of them were swinging back and forth, but a dead trunk could only hold them so long. The brittle lifesaver broke before Brian could reinforce himself and the two rolled down again.
They were now rolling at hair-raising speed. Brian didn't give up clawing around to save them both. Suddenly, he spotted a huge rock down below.
His face hardened because they were about to slam into the rock in seconds. Brian held Molly closely and shifted so it was his back that would hit the rock. A heavy thud signaled the end of their fall. The tremendous impact sent a sharp pain in his abdomen, and his mouth tasted of blood.
He spat out blood, then quickly checked Molly to make sure she didn't suffer serious injuries. He smiled as he stared at Molly lying in his arms. "I told myself before I came that I had to kill you if you didn't confess everything to me. It was the only way I knew to wipe you out of my mind. Otherwise, you would be the only woman I want to spend the rest of my life with," he said with a groan.
Blood was gushing from his abdomen and spattered on his lips. Everything that happened was weirdly beautiful and dangerous.
Ignoring the pain, Brian held Molly more closely. For so long, he had been expecting romantic love similar to what Richie and Shirley shared. He initially thought he would find that with Becky. But then Molly came into the picture. Reality proved him wrong. It's only been two months since he met Molly, but he couldn't stop thinking about her, and he had broken his rules because of her. He was like a kite with Molly controlling the string.
"Mol, please don't leave me… Otherwise, I'm afraid I will have to kill you!" he said in a raspy tone. He closed his eyes, and the sickening fear of losing his beloved enveloped him. His declaration of love for Molly was not enough because she still wanted to leave him. The only thing she wanted to do was run away after Wing told her how Brian felt about her.
Everywhere he touched Molly felt cold, so he held her even tighter so she could absorb his body heat.
"Mr. Brian Long!"
Never was he more grateful to hear Tony's voice than now. He shouted from above. Brian's face melted as his men came along to rescue them. He blacked out, as Tony and the people from the XK Intelligence Agency reached them. Brian had fallen into a coma, but he still clung to Molly, while his right hand still clutched his weapon.
A helicopter circled in mid-air then Molly and Brian were airlifted. Their rescue signaled the failure of the plot to kill them. It also meant the fight between the conservative and reformist factions was no longer a secret.
What happened that night leaked out. Politics was said to be the reason behind the fighting, and it involved two countries. With the revelation, old secrets were likewise exposed following the submission of anonymous letters to the military court. Since his plan failed, Justin had become worthless in the reformist faction.
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