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ked, desperate and demanding. The air had lost it

calm, to make him believe there was a reason. But I

the wall across from me, t

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trying to-" My voice broke. Tea

little as he stepped forward and rested a hand on my s

as f

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was trying to process the

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rs creaked open and slammed shut. Voi

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the noise. He pulled me into his arms li

im to let go ei

ty was cl

urgently, "but you're not happy. We both know

s were getting

have to bring a thing. I'll take care o

ingers brushing gently as

I said, voice break

hy

outside. There's no

rred. Cold steel stared back at

He held my hand tighter, but I adde

eaked ominously, and ins

government agents. Like something out of Men in Blac

s of soldiers in human skin. Then, as if

chard

kets. Calm. Powe

owned the building

trying not to let the

ice cool, almost amused. The man be

to control my breathing. As I noticed

His lips twitched into something unreada

d toward the church li

dragging a gi

ogniz

ven me t

as

toward me without emotion. "Get

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she whisper

rawle

n't loo

have

asshole you ran off with, huh? You left your

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as c

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at me, s

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acked, useless against

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as dragged

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handle the rest," Ric

here with you, Rich

ression was lethal. "Don't

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en expected me to fol

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