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.

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

more noise, see his. finger pulse again as he shoots –

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thumps – I hardly have any time to process anything as Kent yells “clear!” and Daniel pulls me through the door.

watching our backs.

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there’s blood on the ground – one of the men on the ground moans, reaching for his

can’t think, can only act

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

we start down the stairs. “Fucking hurry, Daniel!”

get to the bottom there is a moment of quiet

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

and I nod and I feel my

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him to know what to do.

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sweep over 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

looks around once more.

to make a run for it,” he says, gesturing a hand out towards the golf course spreading out before us. “Across the greens, into the darkness. Head for the trees, and then keep going. When I say

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