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He had seen so s since the co so cold-bloodedly awful as lining up the sights on Lance’s head and squeezing the trigger

It was the rightmove, it seemed, since Astrid and Little Pete had both survived

It was the ruthless move The lesser-of-two-evils move It hat Sam would have done in his place

But it was poison in Edilio’s heart

"I can’t save us," Edilio said "Neither can you, Brianna And SamI don’t know if he can, either So maybe this is the end Maybe this is it and we lose"

Brianna slapped herself in the chest "I don’t lose!"

"You can’t beat the fit, the worst one yet It was several minutes before he could continue "I’m done for I don’t know if this will kill ive up," Brianna said "Those things are the size of ponies now, soive up, Edilio You’re the one in charge"

He airy, unfocused face

"Get me a piece of paper and a pen," Edilio said

She was back in less than aas a fit of chills racked his body He had a hard ti the pen But with supre, folded the paper, and handed it to Brianna

"Quinn," he said

She read the e and flushed furiously She threw the paper at hi this!"

"I’ers and retrieved the note "My call It’s the only way Do it, Breeze: do it"

"No, no No way"

Edilio grabbed her arth "For once in your life, think Can you stop the everyone here? Yes or no?"

"I can try"

"Yes or no?"

She stifled a sudden sob She shook her head "No"

"Okay, then," Edilio rasped "Do you want to be responsible for the lives of everyone ill die just so that you can act all tough?"