Chapter 39

"What do you mean?" I cried out in disbelief and got up shakily.

My life is in danger. My life is in danger but why?

"Shelly, listen to me -” Max grabbed my left arm and shook it slightly.

I looked up to find him staring at me worriedly.

"B- But why me? W- why me, Max?" I asked him pleadingly.

"Shelly", Alex said slowly and I glanced at him.

"They've been trying to get Max into their gang and Max has been refusing them but now, I- I think t- they are trying to harm you so as to make Max accept their pledge. They.... ", he trailed off and looked at Max sadly.

"What do you mean? Why would they harm me to get to Max?" I asked him confusingly.

"They think that you're my girlfriend." Max said through gritted teeth and ran his right hand through his hair in frustration.

If I was not stunned to death already, this definitely felt like a freaking bomb was dropped on me.

"Which is not true." Alex added slowly after sometime and extended his hands towards me.