🔸𝐍𝐎 ℓσɳɠεɾ 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐃🔸

𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝑭𝒊𝒗𝒆

Wang Yibo, Xiao Zhan and their little baby, A-yaun, were seated down on the floor while playing rock, paper and scissors, when there was a light knock on the door.

Xiao Zhan thought that he had heard it wrongly and was about to continue playing with his family, when there was another knock too.

"Let me see who it is." Wang Yibo said, getting up and towards the door.

Wang Yibo walked towards the door and was almost about to open when he felt something strange in him. He did not know why but his heart suddenly began to beat faster. Not contemplating much on it, he pulled the door handle open and his breath caught in him at the sight of the person standing in front of him.

There stood Jin Guanyao with his signature dimpled smile.

"Wang Yibo, what a pleasant surprise." Jin Guanyao spoke.

Suddenly, Wang Yibo clenched his fists, trying to keep his anger and panic in check.

As Xiao Zhan and the little boy were playing in the living room, they could easily gear the voices at the door and Zhan, who had been playing, suddenly paused in his tracks, looking up, wide eyed at the source of the voice.

"J....jin... Guanyao..." He stuttered.

His heart began to thunder in him and instantly, he grabbed A-yaun, holding him tight in his arms.

Jin Guanyao smiled at him, walking up standing in front of Zhan, making his presence known. Jin Guanyao's eyes flickered towards Zhab, and a wicked grin spread on his face.

"Xiao Zhan, long time no see." Jin Guanyao said, mockingly.

Zhan gritted his teeth, his anger slowly boiling over. "Get out."

"Come with me, then." He replied, crossing his arms over.

"JIN GUANYAO!" Wang Yibo came, lunging towards Jin Guanyao, grabbing his collar, ready for a fight. "You should be glad that you were left to live until now. Don't you dare think yourself so high! I won't hesitate to kill you right now."

"Second Master Wang, you better be cautious with your words. I can sue you against it."

"You...!" Before Yibo could respond, the sound of a gunshot echoed through the room. Xiao Zhan quickly held A-yaun tight, his mind going crazy.

Panic bloomed in his chest.

"Do you still dare to fight me?" Jin Guanyao asked Wang Yibo, who stood frozen at the sight of the gun. "You are terrified, aren't you?" He laughed grimly.

Wang Yibo glared at him. He couldn't believe Jin Guanyao would resort to this kind of violence just to get back at him. But what infuriated him even more was the fact that his Zhan ge and their baby were caught in the middle of it.

His mind spiraled with incoherent words. He did not know what he was supposed to do. No matter what happens, his omega and their baby must be safe. No matter what. No matter the cost!

He would do anything to keep them safe!

In the midst of the chaos in his mind, he saw Jin Guanyao waking towards Xiao Zhan.

Jin Guanyao grabbed onto Zhan's arm, pulling him towards him. 'You're mine now, Zhan. And your precious alpha can't do anything about it,' Jin Guanyao said, his grip on Xiao Zhan tightening.

Xiao Zhan had always known Jin Guanyao for being ruthless, but this was a new low even for him. Zhan knew that Jin Guanyao was capable of anything, and he couldn't risk putting his baby and his husband in danger. "Jin Guanyao, stop this, you are mad. Stop, please, just don't do anything stupid." Zhan pleaded as he saw Yibo pulling the other by the collar.

Wang Yibo was terrified at Jin Guanyao's words. He wanted to keep his family safe but was confused on how! For a split second, Yibo felt his world stop as he looked into his omega's eyes. His world shattered when he saw the fear in his watery eyes.

'Zhan, you shouldn't have run away,' Jin Guanyao spat, his eyes filled with malice. 'I'm not going away without taking you with me. You can give away that boy to him. Or, how about we just finish him off now?"

"No....!" Both Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo screamed in unison.

In a split second, Jin Guanyao pulled the trigger, aiming for A-yaun.

And before they could even think straightly, a shot was fired. The sound ringing sharply.

Xiao Zhan covered A-yaun in his tight hold and clenched his eyes shut, tears streaming down his face. He was afraid that his baby would be in danger so covered him the best he could, hoping the bullet to hit him.

With a thumping heart, he opened his eyes expecting the pain but, for his surprise, the pain never came.

Instead he felt the weight of someone.

The someone being none other than his alpha, Wang Yibo!

Time seemed to stand still as Yibo collapsed into Zhan's arms. Xiao Zhan's heart dropped as he saw his alpha's eyes fill with tears, his grip on him weak. He was in shock, unable to move as he watched his life, his beloved, drop into his arms.

Zhan tried to process what had happened.

Wang Yibo had dove in front of him, taking the bullet meant for him.

But even in that moment, Yibo's thoughts were only for Zhan. 'I'm sorry,' he whispered, his voice barely audible. 'I had to protect you.'

Zhan's heart shattered as he held Yibo close, tears streaming down his face as Yibo's hand on his cheek smeared blood on his face.

He looked up at Jin Guanyao, who was laughing maliciously, and his eyes instantly full of hatred and rage. And in that moment, he saw red.

But before he could do anything, another gunshot was heard and instantly, the initially small living room was filled with police officers and a deep voice rang through the hall.

"Jin Guanyao, you are under arrest. Put your gun down." Xiao Zhan recognized that voice as Nie Mingjue's, Nie Huisuang's elder brother. But in that chaos, he could not focus on anyone else except the weak body lying in his arms.

Yibo's condition continued to deteriorate. He looked up at Zhan, pain evident in his eyes, as he whispered his last words. 'I love yo...you, Zhan Ge, take c...care of A-yu...Yuan...,' he breathed before closing his eyes.

Holding him, Zhan cradled Yibo's lifeless body in his arms, his sobs echoing through the room. His heart was broken, and he knew that he would never be able to forgive himself for not being able to protect the one person he loved more than anything in the world.

"Don't leave me Yibo, please. Hold on for me"