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.

Daniel, who reaches the door and pushes it open, pushing me

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

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yells “clear!” and

watching our backs.

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– one of the men on the ground

I can’t think, can only

stairs first, expertly sweeping the area, firing efficiently at the

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

is a moment of quiet where we huddle together with

“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

nod and I feel my panic subside just a very little

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trust him to know

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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

looks around once more.

going 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 go, you two run.” He looks us

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