From Best Friend To Fiancé (Savannah and Roman) novel Chapter 414

Chapter 414

I fumbled through the phone with trembling hands, my fingers slick with sweat, my pulse roaring in my cars.

And then everything happened at once.

Roman moved.

One second Chloe was aiming the gun at Alyssa, the next Roman was crossing the room in a blur of motion. He slammed into her just as a shot rang out, hitting the ceiling.

The sound was deafening.

I screamed, covering my ears. The phone slipped out of my hand.

“Emily!” Alyssa screamed, hysteria tearing through her voice. “My daughter is upstairs!”

“Go!” Mom shouted, grabbing Alyssa’s arm and shoving her toward the stairs. “Go check on Emily! Quick!”

“Alyssa, go!” Roman said. “Stay with Emily. And don’t come down!”

Alyssa ran.

But Chloe didn’t let go of the gun. Even as Roman wrestled with her, even as he forced the barrel upward, she clung to it like it was the last thing tethering her to the world.

“No!” Chloe screamed. “Let go, Roman!”

Roman’s grip was ironclad–one hand clamped around her wrist, the other locked on the gun as he fought to tear it from her grasp.

They staggered, knocking into furniture. The sound of their struggle filled the room–grunts, snarls, labored breaths.

My chest felt too tight to breathe. “Roman!” I screamed.

And then I saw it.

Roman’s fingers dug into Chloe’s injured hand–the one she’d been shot in earlier. He pressed his nails directly into the wound and Chloe let out a piercing scream of agony.

But still–still–she didn’t let go.

Mom sobbed openly now. “Please,” she cried. “Stop it. Please!”

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In a desperate, vicious move, Chloe leaned forward and sank her teeth into Roman’s arm.

Hard.

I heard him hiss, felt the sound vibrate through me like a shockwave. And for a split second, I thought she’d won. But Roman scapped.

The pain seemed to ignite something feral in him. The back of his hand flew across her face. Hard.

The sound of the slap echoed through the room–loud, sharp, unmistakable.

I gasped.

Chloe flew backward and hit the floor hard, landing beside Julius. She touched the blood at the corner of her lip, eyes wide with disbelief.

“You hit me!” she shrieked.

I sighed in relief. Then slowly picked up the phone from the floor.

Roman stood over her, chest heaving, eyes blazing. The gun was finally in his hand. “Shut up,” he said.

Julius slowly began to rise. “Roman,” he said cautiously, trying to sound reasonable. “Let’s talk like men-”

Roman turned and pointed the gun straight at him. “Stay the hell down, Julius,” he said coldly. “Nothing would stop me from pulling this

trigger.”

Julius froze. “Is that how it is now?” he asked quietly. “Does your father know about this?”

“Get down,” Roman ordered. “And put your hands behind your head.”

Julius hesitated–then slowly knelt, glaring up at him, hands moving behind his head.

And that was when I noticed Paula. She was completely still. Too still. Her skin had gone pale–ashen actually. Her chest wasn’t rising

anymore.

“Oh God,” I whispered.

Jace stood frozen, staring at her, his face carved with horror.

I forced my eyes back to the phone, my hands shaking so badly I could barely unlock it.

“Savannah!” Roman shouted. “Call the fucking ambulance!”

I flinched at the sound of his voice. “I–I’m trying,” I said, my voice breaking.

But Jace’s voice cut through everything. “It’s too late,” he whispered.

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