Allison's POV 

The gunshot blared against my ears, and I staggered back a foot as something drilled itself into my stomach.  For a moment, I just stood back, stunned. Then the biting pain claimed every inch of my body. Ice spread down my veins, seizing up every cell.

I groaned, gnashing my teeth, grinding them very hard in my jaw as I grabbed the bloody patch that had been made into my stomach.

“I did warn you, bitch.” Rico shrugged his shoulders with nonchalance. He whipped the gun ...