The Unwavering Heart That Broke (Nathalie and Lance) novel Chapter 618

The situation flipped in the blink of an eye.

Lance froze mid-stride, his reflexes lightning-fast as he whipped his gun up to aim squarely at the man holding Nathalie.

But the assailant was faster. He instantly tucked himself entirely behind Nathalie, using her body as a human shield.

"Nathalie!"

Nicol roared, his eyes nearly popping out of his skull.

The rest of Lance's security detail halted in stunned silence, their expressions turning deadly cold as a dozen firearms leveled at the hostage-taker.

The swirling dust gradually settled, leaving only the sound of the nearby river gurgling through the tense quiet.

Nathalie's heart practically stopped beating.

She could feel the brutal, crushing strength of the massive hand clamped around her throat, squeezing hard enough to almost snap her windpipe.

The muzzle of the gun pressed against her temple was still hot from its last discharge. The moment he pulled that trigger, her life was over.

All the chaotic noise of the world seemed to fade into a vacuum.

The jungle descended into a bizarre, suffocating silence.

She slowly closed her eyes. Was this really how it ended?

Was she... going to die here?

She forced her eyes open again and locked gazes with Lance, who was staring down the barrel at them.

He looked ghastly pale, his striking eyes burning with a lethal, freezing fury.

"Let her go. Name your price, I will give you whatever you want."

His voice was ice, immediately putting himself in the submissive bargaining position.

As long as this man wanted something, they could negotiate.

The real terror was if he wanted nothing at all.

At that exact moment, a sharp sting pricked Nathalie's eyes. Unbidden, memories of the years they had spent together rushed to the forefront of her mind.

Back in college, the innocent thrill of young love. The joy she felt when he accepted her confession, followed by his jarringly blunt demand that they stay together forever.

She had been so surprised, her face burning crimson, privately wondering if he was a little crazy.

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