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“Yes,” Lana breathed

You can not

“I can,” Lana sobbed

You are mine

The fla next to the sudden, catastrophic pain like an explosion in her head

Lana cried out

She clasped her hands over her ears The lighter singed her hair

She dropped the rope

She dropped the lighter

Lana had never iined such pain As if her brain had been scooped out and her skull filled with burning, white-hot coals

Lana screaony and rolled off the hood

She screamed and screamed and knew that she would never stop

TWENTY-NINE

16 HOURS, 33 MINUTES

“WE CAN WAIT hiht here You could even catch a few Zs”