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“You’re alive,” I hiss, and I look at Claudio “It’s a fucking trap!”

He i in his boot

I don’t think twice before I pull out my own as well, hidden in a secret compartment in my chest I don’t wait one more second

BANG!

BANG BANG!

I aier and pain

Molly quickly swirls his wheelchair around so he faces the exit instead of us She pulls out a gun and shrieks, “You bastard!”

Stefan dives under his desk, but I don’t know if he’s hiding or grabbing a gun I don’t take any chances and aim to kill

Everyone

I don’t care who lives or dies The only thing that matters is that Molly and Frank cease to exist

BANG!

“Goddauns?!” Stefan barks at his guards

Shots are fired from all ends, but we have the ele at the guards, who block the shots with a table, while I take on the front door where Molly is trying to kill me

“Uhn,” the guard grunts as he’s shot in the chest and drops to the floor, bleeding profusely

Claudio shot hi at hiht in his knee, causing him to collapse

“Marcello, that way!” Claudio yells

I scramble up from my feet as Molly fires shots at me

“I’ll cover for you,” Claudio says as I run toward the locked door

I don’t think twice as I point the gun at the lock and fire

The door bursts open, and I bolt off, glancing over uards ere blocking this door I barely dodge a left-hook, but the second still hits me in the stomach

I bend over and heave, clutching my stomach

I my name flood my mind

I can’t die here

I can’t fucking give up

Not until she’s safe

Not until she’s mine … forever

Roaring out loud, I hold out h the brain He falls down on the floor, bleeding like a ed by the death of his friend or maybe even a family member It doesn’tin my way

The minute Stefan chose to betray me and choose Molly and Frank over me was the minute he chose violence

The re ht, ets too close, I lean forward and bite his ear off, chucking it aside