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I still wasn’t able to process it My wife, the love offlayed alive

My baby girl was gone

Gracie snatched the phone out ofon? Bash looks like he’s turned into a statue” IBut as the seconds ticked by and she listened to the man on the other end, her face turned stony, and I kneasn’t a mistake

The woman was the sweetest person I’d ever met If she looked like she was about to murder someone, then I kneas real

Finally snapping out of it, I jurabbed e fro We have to find her”

“Security is here now The place is going on lockdown, but I think the bastard is long gone by now The cops will be here any minute, brother Bates—”

“Bates is goddamn dead,” I roared

“I didn’t hear that,” Gracie said fro I didn’t hear that so I can defend you later if I have to” She pushed on lare at her “If I have to,” she repeated, lowering her voice “Don’t ood”

“Raven!” Jet’s yell pulled me back to the oing?”

I strained to listen, heard , as if he were running

“Jet?”

“Bash, man, Raven just took off She’s already at the car!”

My stos to worry about right then, and she was taking off

But I already knehere she was going

Bates