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If these azines only kne many lives they almost tear apart with their fabricated stories and false accusations What a pathetic way to make a buck I hated all of them and everyone orked for them

"You have a nice, safe trip, Miss Taryn!" Jiiving hi down; he was the only photographer to leave raphers departed in the opposite direction They had no reason to hang around er

I rolledat the mouth of the alley where the sno had made mounds of dirty, watery snoanted to keep my suitcase clean and dry and this s I tookthe last few feet that would put me in the street; the cold February air had caused so snow to refreeze and I didn’t want to havedown That would be e for sure

I lifted lanced up and down Mulberry Street for traffic

Terror - absolute terror - blazed through ht that e to screaelica, sitting in her old, blue Plymouth Gran Fury not more than sixty feet froh me like a hot knife in war for me

Our eyes h the air and strike round This would be herfor, to finally take me out of the picture

I saw her hand reach up and pull the gear shifter down to put her car in drive Soht of her old car would flatten me like a steamroller She pulled the old Plymouth away fron My mind did the quick mental calculation to determine whether I couldmy suitcase before she could run me down I was not safe on the sidewalk either and I was too far away from my back door to run; besides, I had a plane to catch I had no choice; my car across the street in the lot would be my only sanctuary

My eyes were locked on hers as I stepped out into the street; I wouldn’t give her the satisfaction of looking away if she was going to runa coward

I was almost halfway across the street, but she hadn’tat as pedal and careen her car in lance at the opposing sidehen I noticed the silver streak in front of ?

The searing pain in my stomach hat I felt first; pain like I had never felt before inras My fingers peeled away from the handle of my suitcase without any conscious effort on my part I felt my chin smack doith force on a cold, flat surface The contact made my cheek smear on the blur of shimmery silver

Just like the tiht sequence, I had the sensation of ropes pullingWhy a?

The pain returned; a new pain this time cracked into my left hand and shot all the way up my arm, followed by a painful sI re sound of round

Then… everything went black

Chapter 31 - Broadsided

I heard the dark shadohisper "she’s not breathing" before his lips pressed into mine The shadoarm breath was stale and lifeless, and tasted like a th when he touched entle!

The wind that he blew into s like fire

"Oh lowed like a sparkling rainbow around her head "I tried to stop!" she sobbed

Don’t worry heavenly angel It’s okay! I tried to say, but no words ca Why can’t I speak to her?

"Miss Taryn!" thewind into ust filled ht The wind scorched ht from the pain