Chapter 56

Myra

I was running on the empty roads of Sicily. There was coldness and harsh winds all around. My sweats were dripping like some water droplets. I gasped, tried hard to engulf enough air to keep my pace high. The footsteps were reaching me madly. I started getting goosebumps just by thinking about the result of being caught by them. I was panting hard when I reached the safest distance. I looked back once to watch over them. My ears were ringing with the sound of my own heartbeat. At the end I turned my face to run further. But my steps got glued to the surface. I saw him standing in front of me. Xavier pointed his gun towards me. He fired the shot. He didn't miss this time. He was quick to get me on my knees. But I was not feeling any pain. There was blood splashed on my face but no intriguing pain was there in my body. Realisation hit me hard. I looked to my left and right. I saw my wall of strength getting broken into tiny pieces. There was Arthur and Ran