Chapter 70

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-

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.

turn my attention back to Daniel, who reaches the door and pushes it open, pushing me

quickly scanning–then I hear more noise, see his. finger

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any time to process anything as Kent yells “clear!” and Daniel

watching our backs.

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I realize that there are bodies that we’re stepping over – there’s blood on the ground – one of the

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

us. He goes down the stairs first, expertly sweeping the area,

up and we start down the stairs. “Fucking hurry, Daniel!” he shouts, and I

to the bottom there is a moment

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

nod and I feel my panic subside just a very

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him to

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says and I hurry to pull them off, standing barefoot on the cement at the bottom of the stairs. Then,

looks around once

into the darkness. Head for the trees,

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