Chapter 20

The gun dug down deeper, and she swallowed hard, tears pricked behind her eyes, as Adam's called out.

"We will give the damn thing to you, just don't hurt her."

Adam looked more mad than scared by now, she knew how he felt because P.Wattani's betrayal stung deeply since she too might have lost the most important thing in her life because of it. She'd known that he had some ulterior motives, but she didn't know just how dangerous his motives were.

"No Adam..." she whispered half-heartedly, her sense of duty toward the cursed thing casting its last rays on her conscience.

"To hell with it Sarah! If the man wants to die from an overdose, he can damn well do so. I can't let you get hurt like this..."Adam's face was almost as red as his hair, "She's the only one who has the vault's combination. Hurt her and you will be stuck with me in here without your essence."