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It was like watching an actionand I couldn’t focus on anything I pushed forward, trying to get out After stepping on the man Owen had incapacitated, I was alh the air

"Ava!" There was so uish in his voice I turned in un pointed at my head My body froze, every e and heavy slas I fell face first on the cement stairs and for a moment wonder if I’d been shot, but the person on ers wrapped aroundme to stand, and I looked up into Owen’s face Once I was on o of uns from his holster, he fired behind us The sound was so loud it felt like a bo off instraight I reached to rub the sore spot on my head where I’d hit the table, and my hand came away red Was that my blood, or someone else’s? But there was no ti out

People atching from behind cars and trash cans, afraid to move A black car skidded around the corner and ca halt in front of us

"Bloody hell" Mavis rolled down herand fired two quick shots past us "Get in"

I grabbed the door handle with still-bloody fingers, and the sightfor Owen, but he was right behind me

"Get in, Ava" His eyes were cal, I opened the door and threwroo into the seat He reached for the door handle and winced, but et the door shut, but luckily when Mavis hit the gas, the door swung backward and latched

"Oh my God" I ran my hand over his arm but he shooed me away "Stop that! You’ve been shot!"

"I noticed" A little of his teh his calm façade

"Let ave et out of here"

"I should kill you for going in there without me" Mavis’s cool voice floated from the front of the car "And if you lost my lead, I will kill you"

"You wouldn’t have saved us if you were going to do that" Owen shook his head "And you’re looking for a Maria She’s local"

"Right then Try to not bleed all over the seat" Mavis responded caler dissipating

"Where are you taking us?" I asked as I opened Owen’s bag and pulled out ht I don’t believe in those anymore" I ducked lower in the seat and noticed Owen’s eyes snap shut in pain when the car hit a large pot hole "So where is it?"

"It’s fine, Ava" He turned to look out the

"No one is following us," Mavis told hi us in the rear view ht to your place"