Oblivion

Chapter 73

Ivy Moore

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Pain. That's all I could feel. I let everyone down, all the people who helped me. I let them all down. I was selfish. I did it all for him and I would do it again if I had to.

I feel Paxton grab me as we hide near the edge of the mountain I fell off two years ago.

I fall down to the ground and try to catch my breath.

"You're gonna be okay." Paxton reassures.

He sits down next to me and I fall into his arms.

"He didn't mean anything to me. Every moment I was with him, I was thinking of you" I cry into his chest. "It was always you. It's always gonna be you, Paxton." I say in between sobs.

"Shhhh." He ushers me.

His arms tighten around me and I feel safe again.

"I need you to be Ivy Moore for me. The one who won't stop fighting. The one that makes sure everyone listens to her, my beautiful tesorina." He whispers into my ear.

I look up at him and smile before kissing him passionately.

I pull away and wipe my tears before standing up.

"Come on, partner." I announce as I reach my hand out for him.

He smirks before placing his hand in mine.

I pull my gun out and hand it to him, while I grab my dagger.

We come out of our hiding spot and my eyes land on a familiar face.

William Clark.

"William?" I voice.

"What a pleasant surprise, Ivy." He says as he smirks.

Paxton and I were surrounded by random men.

What happened to the cops?

"Stay away, William." Paxton warns.

"Awww, afraid I'll hurt your girlfriend." William sneers.

Paxton points his gun at William.

"Don't touch her." Paxton demands.

I place my hand on Paxton's shoulder, telling him to calm down. He lowers his guns but keeps his stare on his uncle.

"What do you want, William?" I ask.

"Easy, I want to know where your dad kept the money he stole." He answers.

"Why do you think I'll ever tell you where he put it?"

Of course, he wants the money. He used us. This was his plan all along. If it wasn't for Tristen he would've got the money.

"Because if you don't, he'll die."

I watch Lucas get pulled into my view by a familiar man.

Matteo.

"Ivy!" Lucas cries.

"Matteo, let him go please." I plead.

I knew Matteo wasn't who he actually was. They all just wanted the money.

"Not until you tell me where the money is." William protests.

I watch Matteo hold a gun up to Lucas's head.

"3." William starts.

Ivy, come on.

"2."

Ivy! Tell him.

"1."

"WAREHOUSE!" I lie before grabbing the gun from Paxton and shooting Matteo in the head.

I watch Lucas fall from Matteo's grip

"Run Lucas!" I yell at him.

I watch him run in the opposite direction of all of us.

I feel Paxton grab me and we run up the mountain as fast as we could.

Run. Run. RUN.

We come to an abrupt stop once we reach the edge of the cliff, and I feel a familiar feeling.

I stare down at the waterfall and feel pain, regret, guilt.

"Ivy, look at me." I hear Paxton's voice.

I turn to face him and he stares into my eyes.

"No matter what happens, you will always be the girl I'd die for." He says.

"What?" I ask, confused.

I hear yelling from the men getting closer.

"Into oblivion." Paxton says as he grabs my wrist and lifts it up.

I stare at the gun in my hand, my finger hovering over the trigger as it points to the center of his head.

"Paxton." I voice.

Tears start running down his face.

I watch him pull a gun out of his waistband.

"I always come prepared." He says as he points the gun at me.

"Paxton, please." I cry.

"This way we'll always be together." He tells me.

"Then we'll die together, tesorina." He adds.

Those were the same words he said to me years ago except that time I told him I'd never die for him.

I could see the pain in his eyes, he was broken. I was his way of coping. Without me he wasn't able to do anything, I was like a drug to him. His mind was all sorts of messed up, just like mine. That's why I would do anything in my power just to be with him. He would never forgive himself for what happened the night of the car accident, this was the only way he'll forgive himself.

I smile through my tears as I feel my heartache in pain.

"Into oblivion." I voice.

I watch a smile break out on his lips.

"I love you, you idiot." I admit.

"And I love you, my beautiful tesorina." He replies.

"See you in another life, my love." He adds.

And then just like that, I pull the trigger and I hear the sound of two gunshots and I'm hit with pain in my head as I watch Paxton fall down to the ground and me following.

Everything goes black.

He wanted this. He needed this. He was ready for all of it. I was ready for all of it. I saved him from his own mind and he saved me from mine.

And just like that, our 'till death do us apart' finally parted.

I guess I was the hero all along.