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JESS

Sirens pierced the air, a distant wail growing closer by the second. Red and blue lights flashed through the windows.

I wanted to feel relief, but I still had Bryan inches away from me. Someone had found me. I wasn't alone anymore. "Bryan, come out with your hands behind your head!" A booming voice echoed from outside, cutting through the silence.

For a moment, everything in the cabin froze. Bryan's pacing stopped, his back stiffened, and he turned toward the window, the flashing lights reflecting in his wild eyes. I could see his mind working, trying to process what was happening, and for a brief second, I thought- maybe he'd surrender.

But then his gaze shifted, slowly turning to

me. His eyes narrowed, and the rage that flickered across his face sent a cold wave of fear crashing through me. His lips curled into a snarl, his hands clenching into fists at his sides. The gun he held twitched, and I saw the fire of anger blazing in his expression. "You did this," he hissed, his voice low and venomous. "Why did you ruin this!?"

"No, Bryan, I didn't-" I tried to explain, but the words stuck in my throat as panic wrapped around my chest. I could feel the ropes binding my wrists tighten with every movement, but it didn't matter now. Bryan wasn't listening.

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circled me, his presence looming over me like a storm ready to break. My heart. pounded against my ribcage as I watched him,

behind, locking his arm around my throat in

I gasped, my hands instinctively fighting against the

Jess?" he growled in my ear, his breath hot and ragged.

wasn't enough. His hold tightened, cutting off the last bit of air I had. My

panic, I could faintly hear the police. outside. They were shouting something, voices overlapping in a chaotic jumble of sound. "Bryan, let her go! Come out now!" The door rattled as they

tightened, and I could feel the darkness creeping in, pulling me under. My vision blurred, the edges going soft and gray, and my limbs felt made of lead. I tried to fight, tried to claw at his arm, but my body wasn't responding. My muscles were The door burst open with a loud

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voices, commands, and chaos. "Drop the weapon!

them, but everything was muffled and distant like I was underwater. Bryan was still holding me, his body tense behind me, and I knew this was it,

unbearable now. My chest burned with the

I could feel myself slipping, the darkness taking

was a surge of movement-hands grabbing at Bryan, pulling him away from me. The weight of his arm lifted from my throat, but it was too late. My body crumpled forward, collapsing into the chair. I gasped,

shouting-something about getting him down, about taking control-but it was all fading, distant. The cold air from the open door washed over me, and I felt myself slipping

tried to hold on and keep my eyes open, but my body was

in my head-it was all too much. I couldn't do

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