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“She’s trying to get to Olive,” Lu said hoarsely, her tone one I hadn’t heard before “Mark, stop Just let her get to the baby”

By the time I reached the bed, my knees felt bruised and my hands were red and dirty, but I didn’t even notice as I pulled Olive gently onto the floor withon my ass, I pressed us into the corner between the bed and the wall and let out a long breath of relief

“Don’t,”roo everyone out “I’ve seen this before” Her voice broke “If one of you steps inside that roo out on your oo feet”

“Ladybug?” my dad said in confusion

“Callie alet to her,” my mom said, her voice low “You have no idea what a wounded animal will do when it’s cornered Give her a minute to breathe”

I lifted my head to look across the bed My pistol was in my purse on the opposite side of the rooet there and back while holding Olive and decided it was too risky As long as ere quiet, ere safe in the corner The ain

Chapter 16

Mark

I stared at Farrah guarding the bedroom door I couldit—but theme back out He wouldn’t be pleased that I’d nored her orders I silently debated back and forth whether or not the drama would be worth it, and eventually came to the conclusion that it would make an already fucked up situation a hundred times worse

I couldn’t believe the way Cecilia had snapped One second, she was standing into me talk, and the next she’d been on the floor like she was dodging bullets I’d never seen anything like it

We’d done rescues before where the people were seriously fucked up Tortured, brainwashed, the whole nine yards—but I’d never seen anyone snap the way Cecilia just had I’d known it was co point, but I still hadn’t been prepared for it

“How long a Cecilia over her shoulder

“Give her a minute,” she said stubbornly

“Five,” I replied “Fivein there”

Casper huffed

“I’ll go through both of you if I have to,” I told him quietly I respected the le person on the earth that would keep me away from Cecilia Not even her parents