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"I don’t like the look of this," Lia up at the sky He pulled into a space in the long-terine When Liaht

As soon as he said it, I felt it too We waited for six hours in the airport for conditions to iht had been canceled Weather perht to I’d have oneIt was like the weather was a bad omen, and I could see by the look on everyone’s faces that they felt it too

We drove slowly down the motorway on the way back into city Cars backed up as the snoorsened, and the weight on rew heavier and heavier We were fifteen

"Kier, can you call Nikki? Make sure Em’s okay?" I asked him

"You don’t want to wait and surprise her?" he asked me

"No I just want to know she’s okay," I told hi

"Don’t worry They’ll be expecting us to be on a plane right now so they’ve probably gone for food or so," he reassuredrong Lia out We skidded to a stop outside Nikki’s place, and I jumped out, slammed the door, and raced upstairs I can’t describe how I felt seeing the flat door slightly ajar Fuck! I was a fucking idiot to think E at Nikki’s prostrate for on the carpet unconscious, I knew Frank had Eain after I had the opportunity to kill hi knife straight through his heart

Tommy and Liam were hot on my heels Kier checked on Nikki while Tom and I searched the flat unsuccessfully Em wasn’t there

"I’ve called the police and an aiven her a fair smack to the head," Kier said

"Shit, Kier I’h my hair

"Hey, ain’t that the out of theinto the flat’s parking lot at the back of the building Sure enough, Frank had an ar her toward the cars My girl wasn’t going doithout a fight though She was biting, kicking, scratching, anything she could do to get away If I wasn’t careful, he’d knife her before I got there out of sheer desperation