Chapter 122

Emma's eyes widened in shock. "You monster!" She didn't even think-just drove her elbow straight into Jared's abdomen. Fueled by rage, she hadn't held back at all. Normally, a hit like that wouldn't even make Jared flinch. But now? His face turned ghost-white. His brows twisted in pain; despite every bit of willpower he had, he had to let her go in the end. The gunshot wound in his stomach had torn open again. It hurt. Badly. Anyone else might've passed out from the pain on the spot. Jared managed to stay up, but only barely. He'd taken a bullet to the gut before rushing over. Although April had patched him up enough to stop the bleeding, it was only a battlefield quick fix. To really heal, he needed a hospital. But after wrapping up a brutal covert mission, Jared learned that Emma was in Meridia-and his whole focus snapped to that. He didn't care how tired or hurt he was. He jumped into a chopper and made straight for her city. Jared wasn't afraid of dying. What terrified him was the