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Anna stood in front of her, holding a gun with a silencer An un

Panic rolled through Ashley and her heart thudded violently “Anna,to reach Henry

“Get back and shut up, bitch Put your hands up where I can see them”

“Okay, Anna Just calm down” Ashley held her hands over her head “I’ll do whatever you say” She couldn’t tell if Henry was breathing or not “But he needs an ambulance”

“Did you not fucking hear me the first time when I told you to shut up?” Anna’s eyes ild and full of hate “It’s his fault I told hiun to Ashley’s forehead “You ruinedto pay Give me the keys to your car Now”

“My keys are in un “And my purse is in the bedroom”

“What do you take lared at her “I know you carry a gun like everyone else in this hellhole town Be s Now, lead the way to your bedroom”

Herlike mad She could tell by the look on Anna’s face that the woman wasn’t here just for her keys Anna meant to kill her

With the barrel of the silencer to her back, Ashley walked down the hallway She realized that she had no chance of getting her gun out of her purse But she had to try so She wasn’t about to just roll over and let the psychopath put a bullet in her head

They stepped into her bedroom Her purse was on the chair by the door

With adrenaline coursing through her veins, in one fluidto knock the gun out of Anna’s hand

It didn’t work, but Anna did stu her a split-secondof opportunity to save herself Still gripping her purse, she reached inside to get her gun

Before she was able to pull it out, Anna charged, “You fucking bitch!”

She fell to the floor and her purse flew out of her hand