Chapter 699

Ryan didn't even get the words out before gunshots shattered the air.

Between the rain hammering down and the rapid-fire cracks, he couldn't tell which sound hit first.

In his twenty years, he'd never seen anything like this. Not in real life. Not even on TV.

Less than three minutes later, every one of those thugs was on the ground-gone without even getting to bark a threat.

Ryan just stood there, stunned, wondering if he was hallucinating.

Every shot had been a headshot. Not one missed.

He slowly sat up, barely breathing, afraid even to blink.

That couldn't be Clara. No way.

But the figure moved closer, slim but somehow as solid and intimidating as a mountain.

His mouth opened, but tears spilled out before he could say a word.

Shit...

That wasn't Clara. That was Death itself.

He sniffled hard, trying to pull himself together, and finally looked up. "C-Clara?"

Clara crouched next to him, brows drawn tight at how pathetic he must look.

He braced himself for a slap-honestly, he kind of deserved it—but it didn't come. The wait was almost worse than the blow.

"Clara, you should just hit me. I always drag you down. I'm useless, I—”

the floor-one of the ones the men had

deep. He leaned on the wall to push himself up, sweat sticking

Clara in so long. After that night in the motel,

What happened to your mouth?" His voice cracked at the sight of blood at the corner

taking a few steps

and

shivered, limping along the wall to follow

you... I mean, you

Like someone else

Serious, unreadable, like she was made of

She just kept

reached a fork. The tower split into

a car waiting for her outside. But she turned and headed right

after her,

you been with Dylan this whole time? Did he

you? Your there was

off about him. The way he

her forehead, like she was trying to

given her still hadn't worn off. She felt wired

about to ask more,

He panicked. "Clara!"

in

knelt besided sweat sticking his

forehead. veld.

do this, Clara,

lose it when her eyes

annoyed glare. "Shut up."

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