Take Me Away novel Chapter 126

"No!" Fiona shrieked, her hands gripped tightly onto George's clothes. Her eyes were open wide with shock as the rain flowed down her face mixed with her tears.

George was well aware of what was happening behind him, but he neither turned around nor stopped. He was scared that if he did either of these things, he wouldn't be able to move anymore as his body had taken enough damage for the day.

"George!" Watching him slow down, Eric rushed to his side. "What are you doing? Run!" As he said those words, he shot at another man who lunged at them.

George nodded and sprinted to the car while Eric covered for them. He swiftly opened the car door and shoved Fiona into the back seat before getting in next to her and shutting the door immediately.

"Let's go!" Eric yelled as he climbed into the driver's seat and started the car.

As the members of the base protected Eric and the others, they retreated. At the same time, they threw out the smoke grenades in their hands. Outside Cherry Grove Residence, the air was so dense and foggy that no one could see their own hands.

It was important and vital for them to end the fight right away. As Fiona was now safe, they couldn't risk fighting any longer than necessary. Besides, they were on foreign soil in T Country now. If they didn't retreat in time, they might get captured by Charles and would be stuck here.

"I must save Leona!" Fiona kept shouting in the back seat of the car, desperately clawing and banging on the window as she gasped for breath. "Leona!" She helplessly watched Leona collapse in front of her eyes. As Leona turned and fell, Fiona noticed blood dripping from the corner of her lips as she tried to smile, almost as if she were relieved.

"Fiona!" All of a sudden, George pulled Fiona back and held her in his arms tightly. "It's no use going back to Leona now! She's dead. We can't do anything!"

"No!" Fiona wailed. She was weeping uncontrollably, feeling devastated. George's arms tightened around her, making her feel more warm.

All of a sudden, he coughed. Blood oozed out of his lips, but he didn't let go of her, not even caring that they were completely soaked from the rain. He had promised Spencer that he would bring Fiona back safely, no matter what happened! Be that as it may, when he looked at Fiona, his eyes glowed with relief determination. Even if he wasn't protecting her for Spencer's sake, he would do it for her.

Eric drove the car fiercely. But when he raised his eyes and looked at George's back through the rear view mirror, he was stunned. The gunshot wound in George's back was very deep. It was right in the middle of his spine, and blood was gushing out, almost painting his entire shirt red.

George's body trembled in a mixture of pain and cold. He glanced at the scars on Fiona's shoulder and, thinking of what Charles had done to her, became furious. At the same time, he felt guilty and regretted not coming to her rescue sooner, for she wouldn't have been tortured like this if he had.

In the car, Fiona started losing her mind again when she felt her body get hotter and hotter while George's body got colder. As soon as she felt warm enough, she wanted to warm him up as well, so she moved closer to him and wrapped her arms around him. When a brief wave of clarity hit her mind, she forced herself to shift back.

"Let go of me..." She gasped for breath, gently nudged George's body away. "Please, don't come close to me. I don't feel very comfortable!"

It was only then that George noticed how unusual she was acting. She was panting with a slight tint of red on her face. "It's so warm!"

Fiona said with a giggle, clutching her tattered clothes.