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"Gannon?" Nan said as she stepped up behind Rush Daet real

"It’s Cope, Nan My name is Cope"

That was a cold way to tell her he’d lied to her I wasn’t too happy with the pain and disappointh in life She’d been misunderstood and hated by those who didn’t understand her Here, for once in her life, she’d thought she could trust someone, and she’d been shown that she couldn’t But no, the asshole didn’t think about how this would hurt her How it could destroy her He just fucking threw it out there

At least s, and I’d made sure she knew it had been more for me That she was special and that a piece ofnot to care about her She’d gotten to , but the way the realization sank with it hurtwith Major"

Well, motherfucker The crushed look on her face pissed me the hell off "Shut the hell up, Cope!" I yelled at him, before he could say more stupid shit to cause her pain

"She needs to kno," he said si his eyes off her

"Not this way, she doesn’t Fuck! Just get what you need froaze to o That’s why he’s here"

"What?" I was confused as hell I’d been tracking the dirty bastard How did Cope already have what he needed?

He had started to reply when I saw hi just over my shoulder, and I braced myself I knew I didn’t need to turn to see what he was looking at

I heard the gunshot before the world went dark aroundIt was the sound of pain tearing from my soul Rush’s hands were onhione That pretty face and cocky grin wiped away No NononononononoI chanted the words over and over asMajor wasn’t dead

"Wake up!" I yelled, throwing back htly I wanted to wake up

Rush was tellingI heard hiround, over and over again in my mind I felt the jolt of sorrow rock me in that moment

"I need to wake up," I told Rush frantically when Major remained dead in front of me

"You’re not asleep, sweetheart Coentle as he pulled me into his arms, and this tiether I was falling into a million pieces, and I needed arms to hold me

"Hes dead!" I wailed into his chest