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"Eat your fucking food!" Noah growled out.

"I'm not fucking hungry!" I yelled back without hesitation, instantly regretting it when I saw the look he gave me.

"I'm sorry." I whispered.

"I know what you're trying to do." He said calmly.

"What's that?" I asked

"You're trying to delay the inevitable and you're trying to piss me off so that I end this faster." He said as he leaned back in his chair.

"No, I'm not. I'm just not hungry."

"Fine." He mumbled angrily as he continued to eat.

My eyes wondered around the room in intervals. I would take a few seconds to look at one spot and then look back at him so I wouldn't get caught.

What felt like an eternity later, he finished eating before taking both of our plates to the sink, I stared at the fork that sat on the table. My eyes shifted to him as he chuckled lightly before grabbing the fork and placing it into the sink.

"Not tonight." He said as he grabbed my upper arm to lift me off the chair.

My heart immediately began to beat fast at the thought of us now leaving the room, knowing I had no idea what was happening next. I looked at the clock as we passed it by, it had been half an hour since I had spoken to Jaxon. It was at this point that I just remembered my phone was still in my back pocket, literally in reach for Noah if he found out about it.

"What do you want to do before it ends." He asked as he sat me on the couch.

"Before what ends?" I asked nervously.

"Your life."

My entire body began to shake nervously at how confident he was.

"I want to take a shower." I said.

He let out a laugh before stopping when he realised I was being serious.

"Why?" He asked.

"Well, if it's going to be my last night, I'd like to not feel or look like shit." I said.

He rolled his eyes as he let out a sigh, "Didn't take you to be so shallow."

I rolled my eyes, not responding to him because I knew I would only manage to piss him off. Frankly I couldn't care what I looked like but I needed a few minutes alone to try and get in touch with Jaxon or call the cops.

"Fine. Ten minutes".

I let out a laugh as I tried to appear relaxed, "Since when have I taken a shower in under ten minutes."

"It just dropped to five minutes. Try me again and I might have to sit in there with you to keep an eye on you."

"Ugh, pig." I said underneath my breath.

He let out a laugh as he grabbed my arm to take my upstairs to my bathroom.

"I know where the bathroom is, Noah."

"Well, it's a shame I don't trust you." He said.

"Are you not going to let me get a change of clothes?" I asked.

"No. You can wear them again." He said as he pushed me towards the bathroom.

I let out a groan as I closed the bathroom door behind me, locking is slowly and quietly so he wouldn't hear. I turned the water on before calling Jaxon on the phone.

"Babe, are you ok? Has he hurt you?" He said without hesitation, panic in his voice.

"No. I'm okay but I'm scared Jaxon. I don't want to die." I forced the words out as my voice croaked and tears appeared in my eyes.

"I won't let him touch you. I'll kill him if I have to. I'm on my way baby okay?! The cops are too. Stay strong for me." He said, I could tell that he tried to remain calm but the fear was evident in his voice. He was just as scared as me.

"I need to go before he suspects something." I whispered, feeling of regret hit me as I didn't want to hang up.

"I'm almost there okay. Just stay strong a little longer for me, okay baby." He begged. I could hear the engine of his car roar faster in the background.

I jumped slightly when I heard a knock on the door, quickly hanging up the phone and hiding it in my back pocket again.

"You have three minutes left." He called out from the other side.

Ignoring him I took my clothes off and had a quick shower, didn't really care for it but had to keep up appearances so he didn't suspect anything. I winced as I Scrubbed my hair lightly trying to ignore the pain that was still there. I managed to shower and redress in the quickest time possible, placing the bandage back on my head to help prevent further bleeding. I looked at myself in the mirror and took a deep breath, I needed to remain calm and strong, just until Jaxon got here.

When I opened the bathroom door I was surprised to see the hallway empty, I looked around as I walked down the stairs. My eyes kept diverting between the door and the kitchen, wondering where he was. I walked slowly and quietly to the front door, I was probably going to regret this but I was the only chance I had. I stopped when I realised this was definitely a trap so I quickly turned around and sat on the couch. As soon as I sat down Noah's head appeared from the kitchen doorway.

"Such a good girl." He said as he walked in. My heart sank when I saw that he was now holding a gun.

He caught on to my eye movement as he smiled before waving the gun for me to see, "Wondering about this, I see?"

I swallowed the lump in my throat as I waited for him to continue.

"I'm ending it all tonight." He said calmly at he sat down on the coffee table in front of me.

"Why?! Why can't you just move on with your life and leave me alone." I said

"You're the Juliet to my Romeo. Nothing will ever seperate us again." He said as he chook his head.

"What good am I to you if I'm dead?" I asked, anger evident in my tone

"You don't get it. I've got nothing left to live for. You made sure of that and I refuse to go back to prison so I'm ending our lives tonight."

"Our?" I asked as the fear had well and truly taken over my body.

He leaned forward, placing both arms on each knee before whispering, "That's right, our lives."

I quickly grabbed the side lamp I was now sitting next to and launched one swipe across his head, obviously taking him by surprise as it struck him, making him fall back.

"You fucking bitch!" He screamed out.

I quickly got up to grab the gun but he grabbed onto my ankle to pull me away from it, he had one hand covering the side of his head that was now dripping in blood as he crawled towards the gun. I got up onto my feet and ran towards him before giving him a swift kick into his stomach making him groan in pain.

"I don't love you anymore! When will you get that through your fucking skull!" I screamed out in anger as I kicked him a second time.

I was about to kick him the third time, aiming for his head but he managed to grab onto my foot and pull me forward, making me lose grip of my stance and fall onto my back. I could feel the back of my head hit the corner of the coffee table as I landed onto the floor. I instantly began to see stars as my head began to thump further in pain. I cried out in pain as I grabbed the back of my head, feeling the warm blood that was now evident from this hit.

"You don't love me anymore because of that piece of shit, Jaxon!" He yelled out as he crawled quickly towards me. He grabbed me by the back of my head to make me stand up, ignoring my screams of pain as he flung me across the room towards the stairs. I could feel the blood dripping down my neck, I could see blood stains to the carpet where I was laying not long ago. I knew I was losing blood but I had no idea how long I had left before my body gave out on me again. I tried to get up but my legs were like jelly as I fell back onto the ground.

"Why do you always have to ruin the plan!" He yelled out as he gave me a hard kick to my stomach, making me cry in pain as I curled up my body to shield it away from him.

"Maybe I should let you watch him die first before I kill you, huh? Would you like that?!" He yelled out as he walked towards the gun to pick it up off the floor.

He walked over towards me as the gun made a clicking sound. I knew this was it, I was dead. I looked up at Noah as he stared at me in anger. He raised his arm to point the gun to my head but that's as far as he got before someone charged towards him, tackling him to the ground. I looked up to notice it was Jaxon who was now laying punch after punch into Noah, screaming out words I couldn't hear or understand. I tried to force myself up but I fell to my knees as I crawled towards Jaxon.

Jaxon turned his head to look at me and quickly ran towards me placing his hands onto either side of my face, "I'm here, baby. You're ok." He whispered as he kissed my forehead before looking back to keep an eye on Noah.

He turned his head back towards me to help me up from the floor, as we stood up from the corner of my eye I could see Noah getting up.

"Jaxon!" I cried out as I tried to warn him. He turned around to face Noah but it was too late. Noah ran up to Jaxon before pistol whipping him on the side of his head, making me lose my balance in the process. My heart dropped when I saw him aim the gun at Jaxon, I don't know where I found the adrenaline but something in my body gave me the strength to get up and grab Noah's arm to pull it away from Jaxon. We both started to pull at his arm to gain control of the gun. I had to keep us both alive for a little longer, I could literally hear the sirens in the background getting closer.

Noah pulled me closer to him as he began to face the gun towards me, I used all my force to try and twist the gun but I jumped in fear when the gun went off. We both stood there in shock, my entire body was killing me at this point, I was too scared to see who got shot. I let out a whimpered cry as we both fell to the ground.

I watched as Noah fell onto his back as he coughed up blood. My eyes widened in panic when I realised this was my fault, I shot him. I placed both hands onto his stomach as I placed the back of his head onto my knees.

"Avery!" Jaxon called out in fear, his voice groggy from the hit.

"No. I'm okay." I said as my voice cracked.

"I didn't mean- I'm sorry" I mumbled in panic as the tears began to fill my eyes.

He looked up at me as the tears ran down the sides of his face, "I will always love you, Avery."

I looked up at Jaxon who was now slowly getting up from the hard hit he copped. His face dropped when he saw me and Noah.

"What-" He asked before stopping as he crawled towards me, placing a hand on my back to console me.

"I didn't mean to. I wasn't trying to-" I croaked the words out as I began to hyperventilate.

I looked down at Noah, "Stay awake, please Noah." I begged.

He smiled softly at me before lifting his hand up to touch the side of my face, "I'm sorry for everything-" his words interrupted as he coughed up more blood.

"I'm done fighting." He whispered as his hand dropped to the floor.

I let out a loud cry as I watched his eyes roll to the back of his head. I couldn't believe what was happening right now.

I killed him.

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A/N: Surprise!! I was going to wait until tomorrow but oh well. Another chapter will be up tomorrow and on Friday (Thursday for my overseas bears) just in time for the Easter holiday.

Next Chapter: They say the bad guy always has one last trick up their sleeve.