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The door was broken fro on its side as security forces aving personnel through, urging theuards’ faces to protect them from the cold It was bitterly cold outside, and Marie had no jacket, no coat to wear

“Run for the barracks,” she told the other woman “It will be warm there and safer We’ll hide there”

She ran into the cold, aware of the gunfire, the yelling voices, the clash of forces Then she was only aware of the hard arainst a broad chest, and the knife that lay at her throat

She could feel the cold blade pressing into her throat, pinching the flesh, within a breath of actually cutting her skin

“Kobrin, I have your daughter”

Loud, echoing through the valley, she knew that voice, knew the growl that sounded in it and felt the sob that tore from her throat

Betrayal He had betrayed her

Agony tore through her with such pain she could only gasp at the reality of it

The sound of gunfire faded away Personnel were no longer rushing through the doors She could hear theh, feel the tension that thickened the air

Del-Rey She felt the first tear fall Oh God, she had trusted him She had trusted him so much

“We’re lowering our weapons,” her father called out “Take the Breeds Go We’ll not stand in your way, but let Anya go”

She stared back at her father’s pale face, her cousins ht Her friends were here, those ould have helped her had she asked, but she hadn’t

A shot fired out and her first cousin fell, gripping his leg and screa out in pain Two more shots in rapid succession and the other tere left writhing on the ground

“Stop it!” she screa at the arm wrapped around her waist “No No Don’t do this”

Fury and pain gripped her She stared back at her fatherwith the shame of what she had done