RAW Deception (Round 2 in the RAW Instinct Series)

Chapter 19

Gregory stood inside the terminal building awaiting the arrival of Shane, Raw and Edward, feeling excited about seeing them all again. Their flight from New York had been delayed by an hour and at last, the announcement came that the plane had landed. He waited another half an hour before the passengers began filtering through the doors into the main concourse.

He spotted them pushing their luggage on the other side of the glass. A lump formed in his throat and, on the verge of tears, he walked with them, smiling and waving; eager to be with his family once again. When they made their entrance onto the main concourse, he rushed towards Shane and kissed him, held him so tight only a vice could separate them.

The concourse had filled with family and friends of passengers and it was difficult to negotiate a passage through them. With the crowd behind them, they walked arm in arm towards the exit.

"Shane!"

It was a voice all too familiar.

A voice that filled Shane with fear and loathing.

People screamed and dashed for cover and it seemed as if airport security had all disappeared.

Gregory and Shane stopped and turned to face Joe just before the shot rang out.

For a moment not one of them knew who had been hit.

Until Shane dropped to one knee.

Gregory shouted out and tried to hold Shane up but he was too heavy.

"Gregory...help me," Shane said, tears washing his cheeks. Blood formed a wide circle over the front of his shirt.

"No,no,no,no,no,no. This can't be happening. No! Somebody get a doctor!"

Raw fell to his knees by Shane's side and ripped open his shirt for whatever reason only he knew, it was an instinctive move. Edward went into immediate chase mode.

But he didn't have to.

Joe lowered the weapon and stood there, staring at the image of Shane lying with his head in Gregory's lap, blood spilling from his wound onto the shiny tiled floor.

Edward stopped running when security surrounded Joe, demanding that he drop his weapon. He ignored their first demand.

Ignored the second.

Instead of placing his weapon on the ground, he lifted it as if to aim a second time. Two shots rang out from the circle of security and he stumbled backwards before falling to the floor. He released the weapon just as his head hit the tile.

Gregory rocked Shane close to his heart, begging him not to die and to hang in there until help came.

"Stay with me, please my love. I need you. Help is coming. Stay with us."

Shane smiled and stared into Gregory's eyes. "Promise me...promise me you'll look after yourself, and Edward and Raw. Promise me..."

"You know I will. But you're not going anywhere. Stay with me. I'm begging you, stay with me."

Shane's tears fell into his mouth. "Remember when we made love in your helicopter."

Gregory laughed through his falling tears. "Of-course I remember."

"It was the best...the best time of my life. Don't...don't ever change," he paused to take a deep last breathe. "Love you..."

He took his last breathe with those words, and Gregory went into a spasm of wretched sobs that echoed across the concourse. 

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