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"When two guards finally arrived and found the ht Knox was dead too They nearly pissed their pants when he ht wept, nestled in Reese’s ar to call for an ambulance at first He was so h to ued back and forth until one of the I’uard had to get on his hands and knees, lean down and put his ear right by Knox’s bloody aze "I think he uard couldwail left me I didn’t know it could hurt this much just to listen to a story, butaway ht for me to breathe, and a pulse of pain echoed between my temples All I could picture was a bloody, beaten, half-naked Knox on the floor, whispering my name on what he assuiven up on hi thirty years wasto be sick

"Bathroo my stomach

"That way," Reese pointed toward a hallway "First door on the right"

I barely made it to Reese and Mason’s bathroom in time before I heaved up the contents ofI was in there, but Asher, and Ten and his wife Caroline, were in Reese and Mason’s living roo I could barely see out of the?" Asher’s voice inall over again I checked out for a bit after that, buryingbut how much this hurt

"What the hell did you two do to her?" I think I heard Ten de my name "Felicity? Sweetie, are you okay?"

"No" I peeled myself away from Asher’s chest and blinked at her, but she still looked blurry "I want to go home"

I wanted to see Knox I wanted to hold hio

"I’ll take you" When Pick stepped forward, I frowned, wondering where he’d colanced around to discover everyone had showed up while I was having ently from Asher and led me toward the door I have no idea why, but I felt sore, as if I’d worked out all week Every muscle in rasping my arm as she met us at the door

But I shook my head "Don’t be I wanted to know I asked to know" Turning back to the sole me from worried eyes, I found Mason and nodded "Thank you for telling me"

Pick led me from the apartment I don’t remember much of the ride home He didn’t make me talk, so I closed ine lull ht asleep, but not fully conscious either, I opened ht when he stopped the car

"Can you walk?" he asked I nodded, more confident than I should’ve been because when I opened the door and slid out, I al" Pick had been co around to meet me; he had to race the last few steps to catch my arht carry ainst him as he walked me to my door, found my keys in lancing around, but Pick shook his head

"I don’t think he’s hoain because I wanted to hold him so bad

"Shit," Pick muttered as he rubbed his face and paced in front of the couch where he’d set et you soh a couple hyperventilating breaths that caught ht I ht pass out I actually welcoh I’d told hih my mouth Then he made me drink half the water

After that, I curled onto my side, tucked my knees up to my chin and passed out