"wait" l told the man. I couldn't let Hilden sacrifice his life for me. What would l tell Akai when she is old? She would hate me for the rest of her life
"Aurora, no. Akai needs you more than she needs me" he said from across the room trying to convince me that my life was worth more than his. How could l even do what he wanted me to do
"Awww, isn't this touching. How about l make this easy for you both. I will kill her too and the baby" the way the man spoke made a chill run down my spine. I could let a lot of things go but not when my child's life was threatened
"Don't!" a person in the crowd spoke commanding the attention of the room. We all turned in the direction of the voice surprised that someone was at least on our side
"what?" the man spoke confused by what was happening. There were murmurs throughout the room. Everyone was confused by what was happening, all of them giving their opinion on the matter