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"What’s wrong? What should I do? Tell et in the way"

He admired her calm when she had to be scared to death Swanny kneasn’t exactly a pillar of reassurance at the le car, person, business as they barreled by

He carefully squeezed her hand and then reluctantly let it go He needed both hands, not just one

"You stay behind me at all times," Swanny said as cal that Eden was in danger "If for whatever reason you can’t get to e He’ll protect you Do not, and I repeat, do not present an open target If you can’t take cover behind round behind the vehicle

"This car has bulletproof glass and a reinforced steel frame It ithstand an impact that would demolish most other cars You have your seat belt on?"

She nodded, her eyes still wide

"Good girl Now try to keep calet you back to safety"

No sooner had the words escaped his mouth when the world simply exploded around the it over backward before sla from the front

The driver’s head was lolled to the side and Swanny reached up to check for a pulse, all the while gathering Eden to his side in preparation for escape

"What the fk?" Edge yelled hoarsely "That was a fking RPG!"

"Driver’s dead," Swanny said griht Eden, as soon as I pull you out, you hit the street and don’t move until you’re told Nathan and Joe will cover you"

"Swanny, you’re bleeding," Eden said, a hitch in her voice "And where are you going?"

"I’ot your six," Edge said

"One, two, three, go go go!" Swanny urged, kicking open the da her down roughly so she didn’t present a target

Nathan, Joe and Skylar ran up, guns drawn, cursing a blue streak

"Cover Eden," Swanny barked "Edge and I are going after this fker Do not let anything happen to her"