Chapter Sixty

Maya
My eyes snap shut and my head flew forward . I fell to the ground unable to hear anything but the ringing sound in my ear . My neck strung from the burn. The wound throbbed with every heartbeat . A reminder that I was about to die.
If Archer didn't show up when he did, if he wasnt ready to kill Mr Beetle, my life would be over.Mr Bettle would plunge that knife straight through my neck , the ultimate revenge for not indulging in his franious acts.
"You can't hurt me." Mr Beetle got off the floor with his knife held high. Blood bloomed from Bettle's side . he didn't seem to feel to bullet round at all. His eyes burned with madness, maybe he was so crazy that he didn't even register the pain. Maybe he refused to stop before he accomplished what he came here to do.
Whatever it meant it still meant that Mr Beetle had a lot of fighting left in him.
He barred his teeth in a wordless snarl and ran to Archer , But Archer was ready for him, he sidestepped the reckless attack and kicked Bettle square to the chest . beetle crumpled to the floor making horrible wheezing sounds.
Archer flipped him over onto his back . Beetle glared back at him , that dark fire burning his eyes . I'd always thought Mr Beetle was harmless . I had no idea such sinister lurked beneath his placid surface . Archer levelled his gun at Mr. Beetle's face. "I said you were going to die and I meant it. You deserve it , for daring to lay a finger on her .
" Mean man.you don't deserve to be with her . I deserve to be with her.
Archer reached to his back pocket and reached for a pair of zip ties , then he grabbed Bettle by the wrist , he began to sob .
"Tell me you won't bother Maya again!"
"On second thought, I don't believe you."Archer bound his wrists first . Then he shoved Beetle onto the side before kneeling down to ziptie his feet too.
" I can't let this happen."
Archer had a hard look on his eyes. Merciless, cold ,I knew at that moment Archer wanted to kill him.
"Archer" I pleaded , "you don't have to do this." He turned around to look at me and said ."I'll do whatever it takes to protect you. There's only one way to make sure that that will happen. Archer kicked Beetle so hard in the face that he started bleeding. He didn't stop there, Archer kicked his stomach,his chest and his ribs.
I closed my eyes to block out the violent sounds but I couldn't drown out the horrible sounds.
"Please , Archer . please stop."
"I'm doing this for you Maya."
I opened my eyes to see Archer kneeling beside beetle. He wrapped his arms around the pitiful mans neck.Beetle tried to push Archer's hands away but he was too weak . He couldn't find leverage with his bound hands.
Archer's hands never wavered .
"Archer stop, its over . I'm safe ."
"No you are not! Not yet " he said not even turning over to look at me.
"How comes this sick fuck is still breathing?"
Beetle's face turned an ugly shade of purple. His eyes bulged out of his sockets and his mouth gaped open as he gasped for air.
"Archer , don't kill him please , he's mad."
"Yes, yes he is!He's crazy in fact."
"He needs help not this ."
"How can you care for this psycho after all he's done to you ." Archer said still gripping Bettle's throat
"Because he doesn't know what he is doing. Most importantly I care about you , about us .I want to spend the rest of my life with you . I want us to build a life together and that can't happen if you kill him ,just because of this piece of shit. Just let him go .
Archer's hands slip from Mr Beetle's neck . The man fell to the ground gasping for breath.Archer stood up and looked down at the man writhing on the floor.
" you're right Maya ,he's not worth it ."
He rushed over to me and untied the ropes . The ropes fell away and I wrapped my arms around him .
"It's okay, I said . its all going to be okay now .
Archer kissed me. There was relief and angst and also doubt, but his lips were just as sweet as they'd ever been . He wasn't the same man he was a couple of seconds away. He was a murderer, now he was a loving man
The man I fell in love with.
Which one was the real Archer?
We left Beetle tied up on the floor while Archer called the police. When he was on the phone a revolver crept past the doorframe, moved side to side then Laura's tear-stained face came into view .
She locked eyes with me then ran to give me a hug.
" you're hurt."
"Its fine, it'll heal in a few days."
"And Mr Beetle? I motioned towards the kitchen
" He's not going to be a problem anymore.
"Is he dead ? "She asked .
" Too bad,"she said , Archer should kill him.
I listened quietly as Archer talked to the emergency dispatcher , told them what happened, but he left out the part that he chocked Archer almost half to death.when the police arrived they didn't care, it was obvious what had happened.
Two officers held beetle to the ground while they reached out to his pocket to check his ID. The female officer dragged Bettle to his feet . "Clarence Andrews , you are under arrest for kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder. You are going away for a long time."
She read him his rights as he led him out of the apartment. A couple of paramedics came in while more officers followed them in to get Archers statements. He stared at me the whole time the officers were talking to him. He seemed sad , like I was still tied up and he didn't get a chance to me .
Part of me wondered if he'd ever leave that moment or he would just be walking through it , living his life like it was a dream .
Despite the blow to my head, I didn't have a concussion and I didn't need any stitches. The burn on my neck was superficial, they rubbed an pigment on it and I was ready to go. A detective took my statement after that .
I just confirmed everything Archer said, which was true. He had saved my life. When the police left, Archer requested for some alone time with me .laura excused herself to my bedroom. I was sitter at the couch staring at the carpet while Archer paced in front me.
"I love you Maya, I want you to know that .
" I do, Archer " He said as he stared at his feet.
"And I want to thank you."
"Thank me?"
" I should be thanking you for saving my life. I could have killed him and regretted it all my life."
"You were going to kill him ?" Archer nodded.
"I'm not that guy , you know ."
"You lost control " I couldn't even look at him.
"When I saw him put that knife on your neck ,I lost it . I wish I hadn't . I just wanted to protect you."
"You protected me , but you also scare the shit out of me."
"Yes , I know . I'm sorry."
"Archer just want some time alone , I need to think.
" He hesitated like he wasn't going to leave. I wasn't sure if he knew what he was going to do .
Eventually, he started to walk out, then took one look at me and I could see in his eyes that he had doubts if we'd ever see each other again.





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