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“You fucking asshole! You die first then” Peter grabbed the gun

Not caring about her own safety, she leapt toward her son, hoping to save him God, let the bullet hithim to the floor, and immediately she felt someone land on her It was Joel

Peter started laughing “You three areit too easy for me”

She looked up at hi you”

“Fuck you” He raised the gun, and she held her breath

Zane Maddox Where are you?

A twisted grin appeared on Peter’s face, and then she heard gunfire Peter’s eyes widened As sirens began to wail off in the distance, he fell to the ground

Chapter Eleven

“Take really good care of him,” Maddox said to the EMTs

They were strapping Ti their lives, onto the stretcher He’d taken two bullets fro and the other in his chest—but thankfully they’d been told he was going to make it

The EMT closest to him nodded “We will, sir Don’t worry He’ll be up and about in no time”

Barely able to talk, Ti to my friend”

“You need to et you to the hospital”

“Maddox?”

“I’rabbed the hero’s hand