She stepped back, her beautiful sapphire eyes full of terror.
They had caught him. The police had caught him.
He stepped back defensively, a growling alpha male protecting his she-wolf; and then he whimpered.
They had guns.
He and Emily stood back-to-back, their arms linked and their hands touching.
There was a BANG.
Emily suddenly realised with horror that the gun had been aimed at Johnny.
From below, Cheesecake growled menacingly, hackles raised, ready to spring into action.
Emily tightened her grip on his hands; but then... she felt them shaking.
Was Johnny... scared?
She backed closer towards him, hearing his every laboured breath as he panted heavily. She could feel his whole body shaking now, uncontrollably, almost as if be was cold... or...
Suddenly he wasn't there there anymore.
Emily spun round, looking down in horror and disbelief -
At the body lying motionless on the floor in a pool of scarlet.
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