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

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

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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

watching our backs.

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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

is rocketing through me, so much that I can’t think, can only act –

He goes down the stairs first, expertly sweeping the area, firing efficiently at the

down the stairs. “Fucking hurry, Daniel!” he shouts, and I almost stumble in my

bottom there is a moment of quiet where we huddle together with Kent.

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

and I feel my

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him to know what to

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me then, lighting on my stilettos. “Get those fucking things off your feet,” he says and I hurry to pull them off, standing barefoot on the cement at the bottom of

looks around once

darkness. Head for the trees, and then keep going. When

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