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.

nod and turn my attention back to Daniel, who reaches the door and

hear more noise, see his.

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

watching our backs.

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

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

sweeping the area, firing efficiently at the

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

there is a moment of quiet where we huddle

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,

my panic subside just

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trust him to know what to do.

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fucking things off your feet,” he says and I hurry to pull them off,

around

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

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