This Love Only Brings You Pain (COMPLETED) ✓

Chapter Thirty

*Sorry, I know it's been forever. I've been dealing with school and romance.*

The leap was a long one. Time slowed down, until Beatrice was sure she'd have enough time to calculate all the distance between the truck and the car, as well as the speed at which Jensen's bullet could travel. But she didn't care. All that mattered was saving Ava.

They plummeted out of the passenger seat, rolling across the main road causing horns to roar like lions as the scuffle ensued. Eventually, they were just one sweaty heap of flesh, blood and mingling breath.

"Why did you do that?" Ava whispered, not wanting to break their bubble. There was a thin trickle of blood escaping from her temple, but Beatrice still believed she was beautiful. She would always think that, no matter how wrong it may have been for a nun to break her vows.

"Because..." Because I love you. "Because you're the only thing stopping the world from ending. And.....I care deeply for you."

Ava smiled. "Really? That's a surprisingly pleasant confession."

Beatrice rolled her eyes. "C'mon. We have a demon to catch."

"I totally agree, but first..." The halo bearer pushed herself up on her elbows before planting a brief kiss on Beatrice's cheek. "There. Now we can save the world."