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.

to Daniel, who reaches the door and

noise, see his.

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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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blood on the ground – one of the men on the ground moans, reaching for his gun and I skitter away. Before he can

think, can only act – can only follow Daniel wherever he’s leading me

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

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

a moment of quiet where we huddle

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 –

I nod and I feel my panic

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command. I trust him to know what to do.

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“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 the stairs. Then,

looks around

into the darkness. Head for the trees, and then keep going. When I say go, you two run.” He looks us in the eyes then. “Whatever you

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