Caught in the Act

~ C H A P T E R N I N E T E E N ~

"PLEASE, DON'T! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?!"

Stephen spun his head around as he heard the sound coming from one of the rooms from the east side of the palace. He cautiously followed the noise, not making a single sound to hide his presence. In one of the rooms, he finds himself peeking through a slightly opened office door.

The room was ruined, all the papers were shattered on the ground. Chairs flipped upside down, desks have bullet holes in them. This must be the president's office. He silently navigated through rooms as he felt some kind of suspicion that the suspect is somewhere near.

"NO! PLEASE DON'T!"

Stephen heard a scream once more, but this time he knows where it came from. It was from the other side of the room he's in. He quietly rushed to the other side, trying not to make any noise.

He saw Brennan; the president. Kneeling with his hands covering his bleeding thighs that appears to be shot, his face was drained pale and showered with fear. The president pleaded as Cain Abrams hold his gun pointed close to the president's forehead.

Stephen's presence is unnoticed as he holds his gun while looking at Cain Abram's finger about to pull the trigger.

He didn't shoot Cain Abrams but quickly lunges at him, causing the gun that Abrams was holding to be pushed with its bullet scratching the president's ear but hitting the shelf behind him. Abrams missed the shot, because Stephen decided not to shoot.

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