Chapter 114
“Noelle?” Damon frowned as she ran up to him. This expression darkened. “What are you doing here?”
Noelle flished hum a bright unite Shopping obviously? And what do you know, I ja tuppened to run into you. Total cincident
Damon narrower his eyes
Trah
Like Ed believe that
Under his sharp gize. Noelle hesitated, then sighed. “Okay, fur. I followreel you!
Damon scoffed and turned toward the mall without another word, seeing hure walk off, Noelle hurried after
him “Damont W
She reached for las arm, but he dodged, stepping away before she coild grate him. His wir was older than usual “Noelle, just stay away from me?
Noelle stopped in her tracks, thrown off by his mour
Sure, he had always acted annoyed when she ching to hinn, but this was different. He had i ver gone nut of his way to avoid her before
Damon saw her stunned expression and clenched his huts. Something about in unsented him, but he pushed the feeling aude. After a pause, turned and walked toward the underground garage. “Come with me?
Noelle besitated for a second before following. The age wat quiet, almost empty.
Damon took a brradh and finally faced her. His voice was steady, but his words were blunt. “Eli is already on your side. Charlie and the others will comearuund soon enough. You don’t need me. Socquit following me around”
Why?” Noelle frowned. “Can’t we just get along?“
Her whole goal was to build a good relationship with the Anderson family, including Damon. If she got along with everyone else but he still resented her, die would consider that a failure.
Damon ler out a dry chockle “Why does it even matter to
nevenanatter you
Damon, hail berni biting his tongue for days, but Noelle will didn’t get it. He exhaled sharply and decided to just spell it out.
“You saw what happened with Leia. Everyone is slowly taking your side. If I start being friendly with you too, sharll have no one left in the Anderson family, he sat
Noelle wasn’t achiad person, he knew that, She was a little naive, sure, but she meant well Still, nour of that changed the fact that Leia needed him.
If he backed off now, Leia would be completely alone
ds, in matter hose much he might alare Noelle in some ways, keeping his distance was the only choice.
Noelle frowned. “Why does Leia have to be alone just because we get along? Datori, why can’t we all just be on good term: If Leia treats me well,
She didn’t get it. Leja was manipulative, Noelle was well aware, but she wasn’t holding a grudge. As long as Izia stopped coming after her, she wouldn’t make things difficult either. She wasn’t the type to waste time in drama.
Damon scoffed, shaking his head. “Not everyone thinks like you, Norlie”
Leia had her flaws, he wasn’t blind to them. She was vain, jealoms, and could be downright penty
But befour Nurlle i me along, none of that had ever been an issue. Leia had always been seen as the perfect sister, kind, sweet, untouchable. Then Noelle showerlap, and suddenly, the cracks started showing
Eli had always put Leia oma pedratal, but now, even
Thannon had seen it on. He wasn’t clueless about i rua’s lerhavino. But at
in was sering her d
differently. That was why they
by they had fallen apart.
day, she was still his sister..
Onbers might walk away, but he wouldn’t They had been family for over a decade, and that wasn’t something he could just throw away.
he inlly believed thun, She was just strmogling to adjust, and maybe she wasn’i handling things well, but that
As long as Leia fuad someone by her side, someone who made her feel like the wand alone, Damon believed she’d get through this. She would Bad
I’ve said everything I need to say, If you get it, then don ́s bother me anyone. I dont want to ner Lela upset again” With that, he turned to leave
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Demon“Noelle could feel the distance between them growing, and for some
If she didn’t din something now, she might never get the chanor to fix things with him.
that scared her.
the underground garage suddenly went dark
But before she could figure out what to
say.
The overhead
ghts tickered out, plunging the entire sp
space into complete darkness,
Then out of nowhere, a sharp, icy sense of danger hit her
A cumshot
Noelle a instincts kicked in. The second before the shot rang out, she moved, just fast enough to dodge the bullet aimed straight at her heart.
What she dodged it!” A voice echoed through the garage, laced with shock
“Who’s there?!” Damon’s voice cut through the darkness, tiled with panic.
Someone was shooting at them
Damon’s head spun. He had always lived by the rules, far removed from anything like this. But now, someone was trying to kill them.
Meanwhile, Noelle had already zeroed in on the shooter’s location.
Her expression turned cold. Without hesitation, she yanked off her bracelet and hurled one of the beads toward the voice.
“shit” A sharp cry of pain followed as the bead hit its target.
Noelle didn’t wait. In a blur, she dashed toward t
the attacker.
The guy clearly hadn’t expected her to fight back. Before he could react, she had already closed the gap, grabbed him by the throat, and slammed him to the ground.
to kill me?”
“Who sent you!” she demanded, her grip unrelenting. “Why are you trying to
That bullet had been meant for her heart. Whoever this was, they wanted her dead.
“Noelle” Damon finally snapped out of his daze. Fumbling with his phone, he turned on the flashlight and rushed toward her, his pulse hammering in livean
With the light on, they finally got a clear look at the guy.
He was young, probably in his early twenties, with sharp features and an annoyingly smug expression. The night vision goggles strapped to his hrad made it clear he had come prepared.
Noelle ripped them off and glared at him. “Start talking. Why the hell did you shoot at me? What did I ever do to you?”
The guy didn’t even flinch. If anything, he looked amused. “Nothing personal. Someone just wants you dead. I’m here to get the job done.”
Noelle scoffed. “You’re gonna have to be more specific. I’ve got a long list of enemies.
saw my face? Yeah.. that’s a problem
But instead of answering, he shifted his gaze to Damon. A slow, twisted smile spread across his face. “You saw n Guess you gotta go too.
Damon’s eye twitched.
Before he could
d process what was happening. Noelle tensed. Her sharp instincts flared, and she shouted, “Damon, move!”
Another gunshot rang out.
“What?” Damon barely had time to react before Noelle shoved him to the ground. The bullet whizzed past, missing its mark by inches.
However, saving him had cost her.
The young assassin took advantage of the opening, his lips curling into a smug grin as he sprang to his feet.
“Gotcha” he muttered, leveling his gun at Noelle Another shot was
Damon’s head hit 1
I was fired.
concrete hard, sending stars bursting through his vision. His ears were ringing, his thoughts scrambled. Then, through the hare, he heard a pained groal
7.22 AM
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His heart pounded as he forced his eyes open. The first thing he saw was blood, Noelle had been shot.
