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 pushes it open, pushing me against the

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

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

watching our backs.

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the men on the ground moans, reaching for his gun and I skitter away. Before he can reach it, though, we’re

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

first, expertly sweeping the area, firing efficiently at the threats he sees. Daniel looks anxiously behind us,

“Fucking hurry, Daniel!” he shouts, and I almost stumble in

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

“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

and I feel my panic subside just a

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I trust him to know

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things off your feet,” he says and I hurry to pull them off, standing barefoot on the cement at

looks around

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

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