59. Healing

(Vera)

A scream left my lips as I looked at Ezra. His eyes were wide open, but he was dead. My heart thundered as I turned around to see one of the guards pressing his gun against Mateo's back. Jace was aiming his gun at the other guard.

"What the fuck are you-" I growled out. I wanted to kill him right now. I was this close to finding out where Lili was and this bastard was the reason Ezra was now dead. I stared at the blood pooled around him and wince. No matter what, he was my friend, and now he was dead. I wanted to rip this man's hands off for killing Ezra and now pointing the same gun at my mate.

The guard shook his head, looking angry and anxious, too. My stomach twitched nervously. "Let her go, or I will shoot the Prince. Once she is safely away from this place, the Prince will be safe too."

I growled in anger as I whirled around to stare at him. "What did she pay you? We can pay you double that. You don't have to die for these women."

"I don't want to die for them. No on