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Toni’s breath seized in her lungs The others! Shit, if Shark knew they were co about the fact that she barely knehich way to point a gun, Toni pulled a pistol from the holster on Ken’s hip and stuffed it in the waistband of her jeans It was hidden by the oversized T-shirt she’d stolen from Zach

As the footsteps grew closer, Toni sprang to her feet and ran about fifteen feet before a , or I’ll shoot you in the fucking head”

Her feet stopped so abruptly she nearly toppled ass over head

“Hands up!” the voice barked

Tre like she was naked in a snowstorm, Toni stuck her hands in the air Her eyes drifted closed and she tensed, waiting for the pain of a bullet to rip through her skull When the barrel of a gun was rammed between her shoulder blades, she couldn’t help but screech in shock

“Walk into the woods”

Into the woods? At night? With no light, no jacket, and all kinds of hungry darkness-loving creatures? No way No how Her legs were shaking so hard she’d probably fall flat on her face with the first step

Her captor nudged her forith the gun Inside her chest cavity, her heart pounded so fast she felt lightheaded It took everything she had to keep froet herself under control Zach’s life and the lives of his brothers ether

With a stuttered breath, she took small steps toward the woods At least there was a chance the aniuy behind her had already proven his willingness to end a life

She whiht of Ken

Running would never work, so without any sh the woods The hike seemed to last forever and she tripped and stumbled in the darkness uide her way, Toni smacked into trees, and branches ripped at her bare arms She’d be a bloody mess of scratches by the time they reached their destination For some reason, whether it was cold, shock, or the fact that herflesh didn’t even register

After another few rowth, soh the dense ht What would she find when she reached the light? Would Zach and the rest of the men even be alive Suddenly paralyzed, she came to a complete stop Her stomach churned and she sed down the need to vomit

“Keep ain

The lighted area grew closer and closer until she could finally see aiting for her And then she recognized five of the , guns ai