a's skin. She ran down the muddy mountain road. Aidan
pine. The metallic taste of blood coated the back of he
w down. He yelled over the sound of the storm, telling her they
blinding headlights pierced the darkness behind them. Two black SU
e narrow road completely. Four bodyguards jumped out into the rain. They f
. He stepped closer. He smiled and said the mad
face and pulled the trigger. A hollow click sounded. Th
kicked the heavy wooden stock of the gun. The weapon f
use her nails and teeth to keep him away from the old man. The m
r knees in the muddy water. Her stomach cramped
the switchblade high, aiming the sharp
entire body weight forward, landing directl
in the night. The steel blad
e wound instantly. It mixed with the cold rain, tur
tected her since she was a baby. He was sliding off her, his
ck. He turned his attention back to Tina. She was compl
headlights lit up the highway ahead. The bright
stop, completely blocking the rest of the road
of the convoy made them freeze. They raised their
ybach slowly opened. A black carbon-fibe
Ingram Santiago, the CEO of the Santiago Corporation,
e like glacial ice. He slowly scanned the bl
olding the umbrella. Palmer lowered his head and asked qu
Maybach license plates. Their faces drained of color.
yes locked onto the girl lying in the
anding above her. She reached out with a trembling, blood-soaked han
sperate will to live in her eyes. Somethin
heavily armed security personnel from the convoy drew their
that Tina was safe. His chest stopped
olding her sanity together snapped. Her eyes rolled
e ignored the mud and the blood. He scoo
ped out of her wet pocket. It fell in
f his eye. He looked down. His pupils shrank t
nd reached into the cold mud. He picked up the small, pink dolphin c
sity. He turned to Palmer. He ordered the convoy to return to the penthouse i
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