Chapter 388 Doomed As Suitor; Destined As Beloved (Part One)

'You have to give up the dream that is too good to be true. In the same way that you leave a person way out of your league regardless of how much you love him or her.'

He once promised that she was the only one he would love.

Suddenly Brian sensed something whizzing behind his back.

As he held Molly in his arms and stroked her face, he paid little attention to his surroundings for any possible threats. Fortunately, his training as a fighter allowed him to sense danger just as a shiny object was about to hit him. Brian yanked Molly out of the way by grabbing her on the waist. The shiny object missed its target and hit a tree instead. Brian quickly pulled out a weapon, a Browning M1910, and fired as they evaded the deadly explosive tossed at them.

He hit the man who just fired an Anesthetic bomb that narrowly missed him and Molly. The perpetrator dropped to the ground when the bullet pierced his forehead, right between his eyes.

"Bri!" Molly screamed. She didn't know what happened but was startled by the sound of a bullet hitting a human.

"I'm okay," Brian whispered in her ear, his breath warming her earlobe. He raised an eyebrow and pulled Molly by the hand so they could move forward. He set the night vision goggles on his head to help him move around better. Brian kept looking around for potential threats.

With the forest so quiet, it almost felt creepy. Brian chuckled because the type of danger he faced now was nothing compared to what he grew up with in Hell Forest.

Her heart was pounding so loud as Molly sensed the tension in the air. She bit her lips while looking around and grabbed Brian's hand. But it was too dark to see anything, and the darkness terrified her so much she started to tremb

"You're my wife in name only, on paper only. My heart and love will never be yours."

Edward made it clear to Daisy that she was nothing to him. They were both victims of family greed -- the marriage was arranged for them.

Six years passed. She remained quiet, gaining a reputation in the army as a tough-as-nails colonel. When she walked into his life again, Edward fell in love with this woman...

they talked.

Why did you come here if you knew it was a trap? Molly shuddered in fear at the thought. She was close to having a nervous breakdown.

"How was I supposed to know if you were telling me the truth if I don't check out the situation myself?" He tried to keep his tone light, while his eagle eyes never stopped moving to make sure they were safe.

She almost stopped walking and yelled at him, "You're a psycho!"

He halted as she broke into tears. Brian turned around to look at the girl who was in despair. A faint smile formed in his lips. Slowly he asked, "Are you worried about me?"

Clenching her teeth, Molly yelled again. "No one is worried about you!" She huffed in annoyance. "You know what? I can leave you and go as far away as I want after you die!"

She meant it, and his face clouded after hearing the words. Molly leaving him would be devastating. He didn't want to think about her going away, or worse, make good her threat. Slowly, he turned around to face Molly. Brian lifted her chin, so they were eye-to-eye. "I want to make one thing clear to you, Molly," he began. "You can never flee from me as long as I am alive.