CHAPTER 29

The bullet was for Lucifer.

Katherine shrieked, the air vanishing from her lungs, leaving her breathless. Somehow, Lucifer had tumbled onto the floor, crashing into a pile of bags in the gazebo's corner. His face was twisted in pain and a few meters away from him, she could see a shiny gold object on the floor coated in crimson red.

“Lucifer…” Katherine scrambled to his side, kneeling beside him. He held a hand up to his stomach, as though he had been severely injured and at that time, he could barely move. Katherine’s feet seemed to be rooted to the floor, a telltale sign of the shock coursing...