Mia's POV

Emily and I were trapped. Jake had cornered us and there was no escaping him now. We huddled together at the end of an aisle, praying that Jake would come to his senses. He was acting like a menace, and I wondered how he could have gotten to this point.

“Jake, don’t do this.” Emily tried to reason with him.

I was suddenly so grateful that I had a friend in the military. I hoped she could find a way to get the gun from him. ...