Her Heart

Chapter 25

Carter's POV

The door to the Villa slams closed which makes me immediately look that way. Olivia roughly pushes Riley to the wall holding a gun at her.

I gasp and immediately run to Riley standing in front of the gun.

"Liv have you lost your mind?" I raise my voice.

"Love, what are you doing?" Sofia asks her but calmly. Like she trusts everything Olivia is doing.

Olivia tries to push me away but I stand my ground.

"Are you really gonna defend someone who almost killed Sofia and Garrett?" She yells back at me.

I turn around my eyes widen looking at Riley, "What?" I whisper.

Lift her blazer." Olivia tells me still pointing the gun at her."

With shaky hands I reach for her blazer and she lets me. I've seen her tattoo before but now looking at it I feel tears forming in my eyes. I turn back around and now Mamas gun is also out. Sofia though she's just standing there like she's disappointed that they're doing this.

I still don't move though. My head is telling me to move let them kill her she hurt the whole family Garrett almost died because of her but my heart is not letting me move.

"I can explain Mi Vida." Riley's voice breaks.

"Don't talk to her. Get out of the way Carter." Olivia tells me.

"Please just wait. Wait a second." A sob breaks out of me. I feel my heart breaking for her with every second that's going by. How did I let this happen.

"Honey, let's talk about it for a second." Sofia walks up to Olivia but she's seeing red so she ignores her.

This time she forces me away but to my own surprise I elbow her in the ribs and grab the gun from her.

Olivia doesn't let this one slide by, this time she slams me to the wall and holds a knife to my throat. I don't even know where she got the knife from.

The tears start falling from my eyes, "Please Liv. I- I love her."

Her eyes soften for a sec.

"Oh god please stop." Mom begs.

Sofia grabs Olivia's waist and with all her strength gets away from me.

"How can you love that? She tried to kill Sofia."

I look at Riley, there's so much emotion in her eyes.

"I'm finishing this right here and now. You're not going anywhere." Mama says and her finger is on the trigger.

I see it in her eyes she's gonna shoot so I get back in front of Riley.

"Mama please." The tears are just rolling down my cheeks now. I can't stop them.

Anger flashes through her eyes, "Stop protecting her."

"She has a kid." I whisper, "A kid nobody else will look after if she dies."

"How would you feel if someone aimed a gun at the love of your life? How would you feel if someone ripped your heart and soul apart? That's what she did when she almost killed Sofia." Olivia's voice cracks in anger.

Silence falls around us. But it doesn't last long the glass windows to the villa shatter and Riley's best friends are pointing guns at everybody.

Riley takes this opportunity and grabs the knife that was dropped and holds it at my throat.

"I'm so sorry Carter. I'm so sorry." She whispers.

I could get out of her hold easily but in this moment I don't care if I die or leave. There's nothing to live for anymore.