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Shell slipped into the room and stuttered to a stop to the left of Zach “Oh, my God” Her hand flew to her mouth “Copper,” she whispered

“Goddamn it, woman,” he said, but the words held no bite Blood was everywhere The dark red substance ran down his stomach, dripped fro rate fro was purple and bent at an unnatural angle below the knee But the ht was Rusty on his knees behind Copper He’d propped Copper into a sitting position,at his sides, cuffs dangling off each wrist Deep gouges ringed each wrist, beginning to split the skin He wasn’t bound to the bed at the moment, but the evidence clearly showed he’d been restrained

Where could Zach even shoot?

“Shell, go outside Get her the fuck out of here, Zach,” Copper said, then coughed a horrible wet cough Where the hell had that co Now he sounded like so of pneumonia

“No!” she cried as Rocket joined the you” Weaponless and without the physical strength of any of the ht, but she could still help She could distract, ive Zach or Rocket a chance to maim the bastard

Rusty threw back his head and laughed “This is fucking priceless The bitch stays” His crazy-eyed gaze shifted to her, but the knife never ainst Copper’s exposed throat “Good times in this room, huh, Shell?”

Her insides treh She sed, locked her knees, and dug one fingernail into her pal to happen in his roo for Rusty’smemories affected her

She didn’t beg back then, and she wouldn’t do it now

“Not sure I’d call being blackood times, but to each his own”

“Shit, Rusty,” Zach said “That the only way you get a wo pitifulhi him over your skull”

She could practically so would be his downfall for sure

“Fuck you, bitch You loved every second of my cock in you” He jerked his ar yet another trail of blood

Shell snorted She forced her gaze away from the blood If she looked at Copper, she’d lose her shit, and it’d be game over