Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Gifts

Chapter 30 – Flee-1

Daniel grabs me by the hand, pulling me to the south side of the room where a terrace balcony runs. Kent is close behind us, providing cover. There’s a door there at the corner of the room and I’m filled with relief when I see it – but suddenly, a man jumps in front of it –

A man all in black, wearing a ski mask

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I stop short and start to pull Daniel back, but my act is disrupted when I hear a BANG at my ear and scream again, clutching the side of my face.

The man in front of us falls and Daniel bolts forward, dragging me with him, I turn slightly to look behind at Kent and see a gun in his hand-

What the – how the hell did he

“Go, Fay!” he yells at me, clearly frustrated at my delay.

I nod and turn my attention back to Daniel, who reaches the door and pushes it open, pushing me against the wall.

Kent darts out, quickly scanning – then I hear more noise, see his finger pulse again as he shoots –

There are screams, thumps – I hardly have any time to process anything as Kent yells “clear!” and Daniel pulls me through the door. We run ahead of Kent then as he follows closely behind, watching our backs.

All of a sudden, I realize that there are bodies that we’re stepping over – there’s blood on the ground – one of the men on the ground moans, reaching for his gun and I skitter away. Before he can reach it, though, we’re beyond him.

Panic is rocketing through me, so much that I can’t think, can only act – can only follow Daniel wherever he’s leading me –

We run to the end of the terrace and wait for Kent to pass us. He goes down the stairs first, expertly sweeping the area, firing efficiently at the threats he sees. Daniel looks anxiously behind us, but no one comes through the door –

“Clear!” Kent shouts up and we start down the stairs. “Fucking hurry, Daniel!” he shouts, and I almost stumble in my haste.

When we get to the bottom there is a moment of quiet where we huddle together with Kent.

“Listen to me,” Kent says, his eyes darting between us. “I don’t know who did it, but this is a setup, targeted at us. They want one of us – maybe all of us his eyes shift to me, “Maybe just Fay. So we have got to get out of here, fast.”

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and I feel my panic subside just a very little bit under Kent’s expert command. I trust

and I hurry to pull

a hand

the darkness. Head for the trees, and then keep going. When I say go, you two run.” He looks

his fingers. “Do not fall apart on me now, Fay,” he growls. “Cry at home, if you must. Never on the battlefield.”

working to do as he says – pull myself together – and then he crouches down, ready to cover us as we go.

and then there’s a long pause…I

hand in his. I work

me-

myself, willing my legs to whirl, to push,

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Gifts

– Flee–2

the sound of gunshots ringing out behind us, of

back of my dress but then it’s gone –

we reach the treeline I look back, just a moment, and see that there’s a body behind me what tried to

too, squeezing off live fire as he goes at dark forms chasing him

though, he stumbles, grabbing his arm-

I shout, slowing, trying to

Fay!” Daniel yells, gripping my hand harder and yanking me

your dad –”

go!

around mine. I follow him, my breath coming fast and sharp in my chest, an

one larger, a copse

boughs, I fall to my

hands down on the ground as well, ignoring the spikes of old dry needles that press into my palms and legs. “Please, Daniel -” I say, sucking

“I think…I think

we may have

I concentrate on the ground, on getting air back into my lungs, the sweet feel of it bringing clarity to my thoughts, to my

at Daniel with worry and horror on my face. He’s much calmer than me, both physically and mentally. “How are you so okay – have

putting a hand on my shoulder. “It doesn’t get…better.

the last time

when a dark figure comes