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My heart stops

How did he get her?

Was she on the deck? Did he just leap over and grab her?

"H…H…Hendrix," she whi ill Is he going to kill her? I can’t even see his face He steps closer to the edge, and when Hendrix lifts his gun, he growls and yells, "I wouldn’t do that if I was you, pirate"

"Let her go," Hendrix growls

"That’s not going to happen, not yet," he rasps

"Who the fuck are you?"

The hs "Didn’t you hear there were new pirates on the block?"

"These are ain, who the fuck are you?"

Theyou own the world Well, I’m here to show you that you don’t"

"Give her back to rowls

"Oh, her?" thethe knife closer to Jess’s throat "No, I think I will keep her a while"

"What do you fuckin’ want?" Hendrix barks, raising his gun

"You shoot me, she dies, I won’t hesitate"

"Don’t," I whisper as Hendrix’s hands begin to tre move and she dies You can’t risk her Hendrix, please"

"If a fight is what you want, I’ll give it to you," Hendrix hisses, lowering his gun