Chapter 6 Perhaps Gemma was bold enough to snatch my locket because Nathan had her back . He'd believe anything she said without question . That was how she kept sowing discord between me and Nathan and throwing dirt on my name over and over again . Even now , he still trusted her . It took a long silence before Nathan finally said , " We'll look into her in secret . Tomorrow night , I'll meet her as usual so she won't get suspicious . " But Gemma couldn't even wait until tomorrow . Right after Nathan spoke , his phone rang with her call . Her voice was filled with worry and fear as it came through the line . " Nathan , I heard what happened to Rosie ... Are you okay ? " Nathan glanced at Lawrence and flatly replied , " Yeah . I'm fine . " She paused before cautiously saying , " They haven't caught the killer yet , and I'm scared . Can you come home to keep me company tonight ? " Lawrence gave him a nod , so he said , " Sure . I'm on my way . " After he hung up , Lawrence reminded him , " Stay alert and call us if anything happens . " Nathan nodded . When he got home , the place was pitch dark . " Gemma ! Gemma ! " he called out a few times , but there was no answer . Immediately , he had his guard up and grabbed an iron bar from the corner . Just then , a shadow sneaked up behind him , and my heart shot to my throat . It was Jaxton ! I nervously watched as he crept up on Nathan . I hated how I wasn't alive to protect him . Just as Jaxton raised the rod to strike , Nathan spun around . " Die ! " Jaxton shouted . Nathan's eyes widened at the sight . Before he could react , the blow landed hard , and he collapsed instantly . " Nathan ! Nathan ! " I screamed , but there was nothing I could do but watch as they tied and dragged him away . I had no choice but to follow them to a half - demolished building , where Gemma was already there , waiting . She dumped a bucket of ice water over Nathan , and he slowly woke up . Seeing her , his eyes widened in shock , and he asked , " Gemma , did you kill Rosie ? " She let out a cold laugh . " Took you long enough , but it's too late now , because you'll be joining her soon . " " Why ? I treated you so well , and I was even ready to cut ties with my own sister for you . Why did you kill her ? " His eyes were bloodshot and wide with killing intent . Jaxton punched him in the face and jeered . " My sister will destroy you , and you won't see it coming , idiot . " " Jaxton , let me explain it to him ," Gemma said . +25 BONUS After he stepped aside , Gemma moved closer and smiled . " You still haven't figured out who we are , have you ? " Nathan stared at her , confused " What are you talking about ? Have we met before ? " She scoffed in disdain . " Wow , you're dumber than your sister " But fine . Since you treated me well all these years , I'll make it quick for you , unlike what we did to her " Jaxton stepped forward with a knife in hand and a wild grin on his face . " Do you want to know how she died ? " he sneered . " Right here . I chopped off her limbs one by one , while my guys circled her . I've got to say she's a tough one and held out longer than I thought " Oh , and we gave her a chance to beg for help . She desperately tried to , but your response was so cruel Man , even I felt bad after hearing it " In the end, she just laid there without fighting back , with vacant , blank eyes . I felt too bad for her , so I gave her a clean death * Nathan clenched his fists . His eyes burned with rage as he fought to get up on his feet . " Shut up ! You're monsters ! I'll kill you ! But Jaxton just laughed in disdain . " Is that all it takes to break you ? Your sister was way tougher . We tortured her for two days , and she never spilled a word about you , but it's not like we needed her to . " Thanks for taking care of my sister , by the way . Now , it's time for you to join your family . " He raised the knife high , ready to stab Nathan " Don't move ! Drop your weapon ! " Lawrence charged in with backup . Jaxton scoffed and kept going , as if he didn't take them seriously . When Lawrence kicked the knife out of his hand , he grabbed Nathan and pressed another knife to the latter's neck . " Back off , or I'll kill him ! " Nathan agitatedly grabbed the knife with both hands . " Don't worry about me ! Kill him and avenge Rosie ! " That was when Gemma suddenly picked up the knife that was knocked away and swung it at Lawrence . Then , Jaxton shoved Nathan aside and bolted with her . Nathan stumbled toward Lawrence . " Forget about me . Go after them ! " The team took off in pursuit , while Nathan freed himself with help from one of the detectives before running after them . But they hadn't gone far when gunshots rang out in the distance . Nathan caught the injured Lawrence as he fell , shouting , " Lawrence ! "