His Betrayal, My Steel-Legged Return

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rom a great height. My only goal was to survive the night and call my lawyer in

ital room door jolted me awake. The di

more medication. I pressed

umbled, my voice

c. It wasn' t knocking anymore; it was pounding. A hea

harp, pierced the drug-induc

einforced window, I could see a silhouette.

The men from

ader' s neck was unmistakable

to finish the job? The thought was so monstrous, so

rabbled for the emergency call button next to my b

ng ha

. Only the deafening sound of my own blood roaring

And again. It wa

frame gave way. The door flew open,

r expressions grim. The leader grinned

e with a blinking light. "Jammer. No calls in or out. The nurses on

Eugene. It had to be. H

k back into the mattress, a useless gesture. I

. "He said you were being unreasonable. Still talking about divo

ony was a pun

horror of it finally sinking in.

ound. "That' s too messy. And he still needs you

he other men was on me in a flash, his hand clamping over my mou

against him, but it was like fighting a brick wall.

st his palm. "I' ll give you money. Anythin

flicker of greed in h

number plucked from thin air. "I c

ghed. "Nice try. But the boss wants this

, who was holding a heavy,

opping to a conversational tone that was more terrifying than any shout. "And since y

ulterated horror. I understood

mouth, tasting blood. The man yelped and slapped

d. He looked down at my good leg, my left

raised t

behind my eyes was the small, blinking red light of a ca

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