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"Are you? Are you working with theot it then My whole body felt drenched with ice He couldn’t fight the for time? If he couldn’t--I couldn’t I wanted to see out thatagain I wanted to pretend I could find an escape route Fighting was pointless They had guns One shot and everything was done My pulse picked up My vision began to swim around

Gene had started to co the clip

"Are you?" Cole demanded

He slammed the clip back into place and stopped, only a few feet fro to hi to me

He smiled at me, but ? You think I’enda Ask hi Deht He’ll start talking He won’t knohat he’s doing That’s your plan, right? Wasting un between us "You’re both going to die You have to"

Talk, Emma! A voice screaet any noise out

A high-pitched laugh started to build inThis was hilarious This wasn’t real It couldn’t be Then I walked away fro atShe was going away

I began to slip away Mythe room

I heard Gene’s voice fro better, would it? No I’ot some information, then…that’s a different story No, Cole After you’re dead, the Bartels will be wiped out Carter’s already eli They’re wounded You kno an aniainst a corner? They strike out, and maybe not in the smartest way" He winked at me "Maybe they kill someone they shouldn’t?"

Me The Bartels would be blamed for our deaths I sed Carter would buy it He had no reason not to

The gun was so close toto do it Any second My heartbeat raced It was al, but I could still hear him Close your eyes, Emma I tried to make myself do that I didn’t want to see it happen, but lued to ainst , but my body wanted to attack

"If you kill her--" Cole see us will do that, but it’s only going to launch a manhunt Carter won’t buy your story that the Bertals killed her He’ll find all of thele one He won’t be satisfied until he knows for sure who killed her He’ll find you He will" He softened his tone as he finished, "You’re ce your ownCarter will come back to us He will lead us and fine, if he needs to know the truth, I’llup I’ll pin her blood and hair on soed his wole" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>