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I flicked through Karl’s phone and found the Facebook app I logged intoand selected the first location that popped up on the list of possibilities I alh at what showed Number 22-23 Lansdowne Crescent The Samarkand Hotel I typed on ed Karl West ain distance from this place

After what seemed like forever, I found the lifts and stabbed the down button, looking around for signs of Karl approaching, or of anyone for that matter Why was this place so dead, and where were all the people? The doors opened for round and didn’t take another breath until the doors shutdescent

Freedoes on my old phone and on Facebook and knohere to come for me I could call him as soon as I found a safe place like a restaurant or a shop

The doors opened smoothly and I stepped out into a dim courtyard sort of service entrance This was obviously the rear entry of the hotel, not the front as I had hoped I went out anyway, and that is when I heard Ethan call out my name: "Brynne!" The sweetest soundonly on hiency in his call, felt such relief Ethan had foundto be okay

"Ethan!"

I ran toward Ethan, to my love, and rappled first, and then securedme like a fly in a sticky web

"Nooooo!" I screamed in devastation

"You didn’t think you could get away fro drawl panted inhim had obviously failed, because he now had a sharp blade pressed up againstThe disappointment I felt was a bitter pill to s, but even worse was the heartbreaking sight of Ethan’s face in the twilight He stood not less than ten yards away froh

Ethan’s flat-out run had co halt, his ar back and forth in a silent plea to Karl not to cutHis fear of the blade would propel hiotiation to free me I knew it Ethan would sacrifice hi er for Ethan’s fear in all the world

Events and sequences had coh for ht now and wouldn’t be until I had her safe in ain

My dad had known exactly where to find the bell tower the second I showed him the photo from Brynne, as I kneould Nobody knew the city of London better thanHill parish church held the tower she could see from theDad said she had to have taken the photo from Lansdowne Crescent