Chapter 158: The Future

Ava's POV

A gun rolled to the entrance of the cockpit and I only hesitated for a second before handing Mary Grace to Gracie. I knew what I had to do.

I walked over to the door and picked it up as Lino stretched out his gun to Miguel. I stood behind them but none of them noticed my appearance in the room.

The weapon was heavy but that didn't matter much. It was now or never, and I had to make a quick choice —a scary one but I didn't have much of a choice. I had never fired a gun in my life until this moment. But I had to do it, our lives depended on it.

I focused my vision on him and the gun went off in my trembling hands.

Lino's body dropped to the ground with a loud thud.

If I had been just a second late he would have killed Miguel. I saved him. I saved the man I loved. Something about that numbed the guilt that came with taking a life.

The gun slipped out of my hands to the ground as tears rolled down my face. Miguel's eyes met mine.

I saw the worry etched on his features as I rush