411: HEROISM

ARIEL'S POV "Calm down, okay? We can resolve this issue without you causing unnecessary trouble. Luke attempted to instill some common sense in Harriet's mind. But she wasn't willing to listen. "Don't you dare tell me to calm down!" She snapped. "You have brought so much pain to me. You've broken my heart countless times, and you expect me to just take things easy with you?" "Don't say that, Harriet. You've never made things easy for the two of us. Remember how you and Mason tried to ruin our lives? I'm guessing you haven't forgotten any of that." "To hell with you and your nonsense, Ariel. You both deserve to die." "What about you?"Don't you think you deserve to die?" I retorted. Harriet chuckle. "You really think you're some big shot, huh?" "You are crazy; do you know that?" "Enough!" Her voice echoed through the tense air, the fury in her eyes matching the intensity of her words. She stood, trembling, her finger poised on the trigger, the weight of her decision palpable in t