All the bodyguards with guns in both hands began to scatter the corpses of the enemy around the temple. While doing all this, there was not the slightest hint of humanity in their eyes. Because it was their daily work and today protecting their King and Queen was their priority.

In the midst of all that bodyguards, Avery's pitiful body was completely hidden in Alex's chest. He was more concerned about her than himself.

He was holding her very tightly with one hand and firing a gun with the other. On the other hand, both arms of Avery were wrapped around Alex's strong body. Her body was trembling against his chest like hell. She had never faced such a horrible situation in her full eighteen years of life. The sound of gunfire constantly falling on her ears frightening her more. That experience was very new to her. If Alex hadn't been holding her in his arms, she would have fainted.

.....

Avery's silent cry stopped when she felt something warm on her shoulder and upper arm. She peeked her head slightly out of Alex's chest and saw his bloody arm. Her eyes widened in horror. He had a gunshot wound to his arm from which blood was gushing out and the colour of his shirt sleeve was changing.

Seeing the condition of his hand, a new set of tears came out from her eyes which kissed her cheek and started flowing towards her neck. At that time, she blamed herself for all that. If she hadn't stubborn, it wouldn't have happened today. She lifted her trembling hand from his chest and placed it on his bloody arm. When she put her hand on his arm, her hand filled with his blood and the smell of that blood hit her nostrils.

Alex who was looking angrily at a man who was being held on the ground on his knees by Alex's men with the force. When he felt her soft touch, he looked at Avery. Seeing the tears in her eyes his dark blue orbs softened.

"Love. Why are you crying?" He asked, cupping her face with his free hand,

"It all happened because of me. If I...."

"Shhh...." He stopped her by placing his finger on her trembling lips before she could finish her words. "It's not because of you."

Seeing that Alex was busy consoling the women in his arms, that man began to struggle to get out of Alex's men's hands. Seeing his try, one of Alex's bodyguards pointed a gun at him. Just as he was about to shoot, Alex yelled.

"Don't you dare to shoot him." His cold voice froze everyone in their place. "He dared to point his gun at my lifeline. He dared to point his gun at my love." Hear this Avery gasped. The man was trying to kill her but why?

Seeing that Alex was focussing more to protect the woman in his arms than himself and from his every protective move, it was cleared to assailant that the woman was very important to him. So he turned his target to Avery from Alex. Knowing the fact that women were very important he wanted to break Alex from the bottom. But because Alex took the bullet on time that didn't happen.

"He has dared to show me the colour of my blood. In the return gift, I will show him the real hell on the earth." Hearing Alex's words, assailant started trembling. Being the leader of an old gang and a sharpshooter, he was aware of Alex's identities. To him, Alex was the most ruthless man in the dark World.

In the eyes of that man, death was better than being tortured by Alex.

Avery who was still in Alex's arms wanted to saw that man.

She poked her head out a little from his chest. She turned her head, but before she could see the attacker, Alex turned her head towards him. "Don't dare to look around."

" But Alex..."

"Listen. I don't want anyone to see your face in such a situation. I don't want the news reporters behind you to ask about today's incident. I don't want your life in danger anymore." He said all this looking into her tearful eyes.

The condition of all the other people in the temple premises was similar to Avery. They were all terrified of this sudden attack. Alex told his men to get all the people out safely. And he told to cleared today's all CCTV footage of the temple so that Avery's face would not be exposed to the world. After seeing that the situation was completely under control, he took Avery and left.

...

They were both sitting in the back seat of the car. She was looking at his face but his face showed no expression. There were still tears in her eyes and she was still blaming herself for today's incident. Alex who was sitting next to her was looking straight but his very attention on her. He knew what his little wife was thinking.

His injured arm was roughly bandaged and still some amount of blood was coming out. When he felt her vibrations against his body, tightening his grip on her thin waist he looked at her. His beautiful blue eyes met her hazel brown eyes.

"Don't cry, baby. Your husband is not so weak. This wound is nothing to me."

"Alex It's all mine...." Alex smacked his lips on hers before she could finish her words. He had already heard her blaming herself a lot. Now it was enough for him. Now he didn't want to hear it again. But for that, he couldn't yell at her because of her mental state. And the kiss was the best way to seal her lips, to seal her words.

She was shocked by his sudden attack. But in the next moment, she calmed down. She surrendered herself to him. She tightened her grip on his abdomen and closed her eyes.

This time Alex started kissing her without dropping the barrier so he pins her completely on the seat in such a way that her body is hidden due to his big body.

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