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Marion quickly explained, "That was because..."

Debra cut him off. "And you pointed a gun at me. Were you trying to kill me?"

"No. Kale's reflexes are top-notch. He would never let you die."

"So, you were just gambling with my life, trusting a stranger to protect me? What if he hadn't reacted fast enough?"

"I raised the gun one centimeter higher. Even if he failed to react, the bullet wouldn't hit you."

Overcome with sadness, Debra threw herself into his arms, finally letting out all the frustration, fear, and anger she'd been holding in for days.

"Do you even know what Drake is like? He is a monster," she sobbed, burying her face in Marion's chest.

Randy made a quick gesture to the others in the room, signaling them to stay quiet and move carefully. One by one, they slipped out of the room. On his way out, Randy closed the door behind him, giving the two some privacy.

know," Marion whispered, stroking her back.

down. She looked up at him

nodded solemnly. "Yeah,

silent for a moment, processing his words. "Drake thought the person I contacted this afternoon was Juan. He drugged me, hoping to use me as leverage against him or negotiate some kind of deal. But he

to me. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left

frowned. "Are you sure he didn't

had sounded so confident earlier, as if his men were

games," Marion said, shaking his head. "But that won't work on me." Debra realized there were no hidden

that Edgar had purposefully stranded us in Flesta, only had Kale working secret without taking any open action. It turns out that he simply doesn't have the manpower to confront Edgar's forces

He knows better than to

finally understanding why Drake had taken the risk of coming to Flesta in the first

Juan had

Edgar's turf. Givene theirce, it was safer to travel from

was easier to get here than