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Did she survive the fire too?

It feels as if all the heat rushes out of my body then I’

Then one more person steps out into the hallway

Harper

Is that really her?

I rub my hands across e doesn’t fade She really is there, in the living flesh

I can’t fucking believe I actually found her And with Molly, no less

She looks horrified, and she’s tre

Fuck

I wish I could juht now and pull her into my arms

But if I did that, I’d be caught by Molly’s guards in no time, and they’d put a bullet in my brain too

Fuck!

I can’t fucking risk it

My heart contorts I swore once upon a time that I’d protect her—fro failed

The thought of her being locked inside, surrounded by nothing but hatred, fills et all the warnings that filtered through o

I raise o save my woman

But before I can pull the trigger, sorabs the shoulder strap of round

“Fuck!” I curse as I plus

I look up to find out who the hell just tuggedmoment

But it’s fucking Claudio

“Have you lost your fucking mind, Claudio?!” I shout

“I apologize, Marcello, but I had no other choice You were about to burst in there and get killed”

My nostrils flare as rage pours from my mouth “I didn’t ask you to stop me”

“I know,” he replies “But I would rather see et her, I proht way Not now Not right this second Listen to your second man, please”

The fire in his eyes forces h his words carefully

He’s right