226: PAINS

ARIEL'S POV Holding Janice, I couldn't stop taking my eyes off Luke. The men had come out of nowhere and fired a gunshot at him. Luckily, the bullet went straight to his shoulder. I just hoped it couldn't get worse than that. Luke fell to his knees, holding his shoulders. The pain was too much for him to bear. "Luke!" I called his name loudly, and then I ran straight to him. The men behind pointed their guns at us, ready to release more gunshots. But I wasn't even giving them my attention. I didn't want to do this. I didn't want to run towards Luke, making it look like I cared for him. But I couldn't help it. Seeing him bring my daughter really brought this feeling within me. Something I couldn't explain. "It's alright, Ariel. I'll be fine," Luke told me softly, holding his bleeding shoulder. You and Janice should leave before these people do something terrible to you guys. "We can't leave you," I disagreed, looking into his eyes, and I had this worri