"Mommy!" Catherine held her arms out to her daughter and lifted the little girl, holding her tight.
"You alright? You hurt?" Lindsey shook her head against Cath's neck and nestled closer as the sound of sirens grew nearer. Jim. Catherine placed her back down, never letting go. "Stay here okay! Don't move." Leaving her daughter sat in the passenger side of the car with the door open the blonde took off up the steps towards the house.
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"Let me go!" Sara yelled, fighting back with all her strength. Jake struggled to hold the feisty woman down and keep hold of his weapon at the same time. Sara could hear sirens growing ever closer and decided that if she was going to do something stupid now was the time. With a sudden burst of strength that neither knew she possessed she shoved him off her and rolled onto her stomach, lifting herself to her feet and starting to run for the stairs. However he recovered quickly and jumped, catching her around the waist and throwing her to the floor. He climbed up her body so that he was practically laid across her back and leant down to whisper in her ear.
"Well this seems familiar. Just like the good old days, remember." She felt something scratching down her spine and resisted the urge to scream, knowing that that was what he wanted. Instead she rolled over suddenly and quickly, catching him by surprise. The sharp object scratching her back nicked the side of her stomach but she didn't notice as she scrambled to her feet and found herself pressed against the wall. Jake's strong hands gripping her wrists so hard she was sure they would bruise. One hand came up and grasped her neck tightly. She could feel her chest getting tighter, her breathing failing, her head getting lighter. "This is it Princess!" He growled. Her world began to get dark. The last thing she heard was a single shot, before she surrendered to darkness.
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Catherine ran to the house, turning to check Lindsey was still sat in the car, before entering with her gun at her side. She quickly scanned the living room and was about to check the kitchen when noises from upstairs caught her attention and she ran half way up before the sight stopped her. Sara was pinned against the wall struggling to breathe as Jake strangled her. Catherine knew that there was only one thing she could do and that it could save or kill Sara. What choice did she have? Raising her gun she aimed and fired.
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Jake watched with sickening pleasure as the life flowed from Sara's chestnut brown eyes. She began to give up, for the first time in her life she stopped fighting. The deadly silence was broken by a single shot, but Jake did not hear it. In a heartbeat he dropped, taken down by a bullet to the head.
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Catherine saw him crumple to the floor as his blood sprayed across her walls. Sara had collapsed against the wall and was covered with blood. The blonde walked slowly up the stairs to them on unsteady legs. Ignoring Jake's limp body she crouched down next to Sara and gingerly felt for a pulse. It was weak, but it was definitely there. Sighing with relief Catherine sank to her knees and sobbed helplessly as the police burst through the house and thundered upstairs. Two strong hands grabbed Catherine's shoulders and she found herself led away from the bloodshed.