Gemma paused in place, frozen at the scene set before her as she couldn’t imagine Conner having actually been present. Although he saved her life in the true nick of time, she couldn’t help but feel slightly alarmed at the fact he could pull a trigger so casually. Unaware of the blood splatter set on her face from the wound that ended her captor’s life, she was in shock before Conner moved before her, trying to distract her gaze from the body set before her. His voice came out muffled, his actions seeming slowed, as she couldn’t bring herself to do anything but stare into the empty abyss before her, unable to understand how a life could end so abruptly.
“Gemma!” Her name being spoken through the otherwise silent air was the break she needed from this gaze as he paused for a moment, making
