Chapter 114 Chapter 114 Noelle ? Damon frowned as she ran up to him .
This expression darkened .
What are you doing here ? Noelle flished hum a bright unite Shopping obviously ? And what do you know , I ja tuppened to run into you .
Total cincident Damon narrower his eyes Trah Like Ed believe that Under his sharp gize .
Noelle hesitated , then sighed .
Okay , fur .
I followreel you ! Damon scoffed and turned toward the mall without another word , seeing hure walk off , Noelle hurried after him Damont W She reached for las arm , but he dodged , stepping away before she coild grate him .
His wir was older than usual Noelle , just stay away from me ? Noelle stopped in her tracks , thrown off by his mour Sure , he had always acted annoyed when she ching to hinn , but this was different .
He had i ver gone nut of his way to avoid her before Damon saw her stunned expression and clenched his huts .
Something about in unsented him , but he pushed the feeling aude .
After a pause , turned and walked toward the underground garage .
Come with me ? Noelle besitated for a second before following .
The age wat quiet , almost empty .
Damon took a brradh and finally faced her .
His voice was steady , but his words were blunt .
Eli is already on your side .
Charlie and the others will comearuund soon enough .
You dont need me .
Socquit following me around Why ? Noelle frowned .
Cant we just get along ? Her whole goal was to build a good relationship with the Anderson family , including Damon .
If she got along with everyone else but he still resented her , die would consider that a failure .
Damon ler out a dry chockle Why does it even matter to nevenanatter you Damon , hail berni biting his tongue for days , but Noelle will didnt get it .
He exhaled sharply and decided to just spell it out.
You saw what happened with Leia . Everyone is slowly taking your side .
If I start being friendly with you too , sharll have no one left in the Anderson family , he sat Noelle wasnt achiad person , he knew that , She was a little naive , sure , but she meant well Still , nour of that changed the fact that Leia needed him .
If he backed off now , Leia would be completely alone ds , in matter hose much he might alare Noelle in some ways , keeping his distance was the only choice .
Noelle frowned .
Why does Leia have to be alone just because we get along ? Datori , why cant we all just be on good term : If Leia treats me well , She didnt get it .
Leja was manipulative , Noelle was well aware , but she wasnt holding a grudge .
As long as Izia stopped coming after her , she wouldnt make things difficult either .
She wasnt the type to waste time in drama .
Damon scoffed , shaking his head .
Not everyone thinks like you , Norlie Leia had her flaws , he wasnt blind to them .
She was vain , jealoms , and could be downright penty But befour Nurlle i me along , none of that had ever been an issue .
Leia had always been seen as the perfect sister , kind , sweet , untouchable .
Then Noelle showerlap , and suddenly , the cracks started showing Eli had always put Leia oma pedratal , but now , even Thannon had seen it on .
He wasnt clueless about i ruas lerhavino .
But at in was sering her d differently .
That was why they by they had fallen apart .
day , she was still his sister ..
Onbers might walk away , but he wouldnt They had been family for over a decade , and that wasnt something he could just throw away .
he inlly believed thun , She was just strmogling to adjust , and maybe she wasni handling things well , but that As long as Leia fuad someone by her side , someone who made her feel like the wand alone , Damon believed shed get through this .
She would Bad Ive said everything I need to say , If you get it , then don Ìs bother me anyone .
I dont want to ner Lela upset again With that , he turned to leave Chapter 114 Demon Noelle could feel the distance between them growing , and for some If she didnt din something now , she might never get the chanor to fix things with him .
that scared her .
the underground garage suddenly went dark But before she could figure out what to say .
The overhead ghts tickered out , plunging the entire sp space into complete darkness , Then out of nowhere , a sharp , icy sense of danger hit her A cumshot Noelle a instincts kicked in .
The second before the shot rang out , she moved , just fast enough to dodge the bullet aimed straight at her heart .
What she dodged it ! A voice echoed through the garage , laced with shock Whos there ?! Damons voice cut through the darkness , tiled with panic .
Someone was shooting at them Damons head spun .
He had always lived by the rules , far removed from anything like this .
But now , someone was trying to kill them .
Meanwhile , Noelle had already zeroed in on the shooters location .
Her expression turned cold .
Without hesitation , she yanked off her bracelet and hurled one of the beads toward the voice .
shit A sharp cry of pain followed as the bead hit its target .
Noelle didnt wait .
In a blur , she dashed toward t the attacker .
The guy clearly hadnt expected her to fight back .
Before he could react , she had already closed the gap , grabbed him by the throat , and slammed him to the ground .
to kill me ? Who sent you ! she demanded , her grip unrelenting .
Why are you trying to That bullet had been meant for her heart .
Whoever this was , they wanted her dead .
Noelle Damon finally snapped out of his daze .
Fumbling with his phone , he turned on the flashlight and rushed toward her , his pulse hammering in livean With the light on , they finally got a clear look at the guy .
He was young , probably in his early twenties , with sharp features and an annoyingly smug expression .
The night vision goggles strapped to his hrad made it clear he had come prepared .
Noelle ripped them off and glared at him .
Start talking .
Why the hell did you shoot at me ? What did I ever do to you ? The guy didnt even flinch .
If anything , he looked amused . Nothing personal .
Someone just wants you dead .
Im here to get the job done .
Noelle scoffed .
Youre gonna have to be more specific .
Ive got a long list of enemies .
saw my face ? Yeah ..
thats a problem But instead of answering , he shifted his gaze to Damon .
A slow , twisted smile spread across his face .
You saw n Guess you gotta go too .
Damons eye twitched .
Before he could d process what was happening .
Noelle tensed .
Her sharp instincts flared , and she shouted , Damon , move ! Another gunshot rang out .
What ? Damon barely had time to react before Noelle shoved him to the ground .
The bullet whizzed past , missing its mark by inches .
However , saving him had cost her .
The young assassin took advantage of the opening , his lips curling into a smug grin as he sprang to his feet .
Gotcha he muttered , leveling his gun at Noelle Another shot was Damons head hit 1 I was fired .
concrete hard , sending stars bursting through his vision .
His ears were ringing , his thoughts scrambled .
Then , through the hare , he heard a pained groal 7.22 AM Chapter 111 His heart pounded as he forced his eyes open .
The first thing he saw was blood , Noelle had been shot .