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Henry narrowed his eyes despite Arlo not looking at him

“It’s usually men who are about to die who say it’s a mistake,” Arlo said in a deceptively cal wet hitting the ground My vantage point alloweddown his leg and creating a puddle on the floor

“You fucking weak asshole,” Henry sneered as he clearly realized one of his spiders had lost his bladder Arlo pressed the gun harder against Henry’s skull, and he straightened in his seat, gritting his teeth “You have no idea who you’rewith”

No, Henry had no idea who he waswith

“You stupid girl” The low voice that ca into the center of un pressed betweenIt was the voice… the voice of my father “You should have stayed away Not like Henry wasn’t gonna find you” His breath aronna bring you back You’veout”

I looked over my shoulder at my father His face was beat to hell, black-and-blue and swollen It was clearhad caused Henry to use theYet I felt nothing No sympathy No empathy

He nudged un until I stumbled forward Arlo lifted his eyes in my direction, but other than a subtle tic in his jaw, he showed no eht keep that steely composure, but I kneas pissed I was here, that I hadn’t listened Surely he knew I couldn’t allow him to do this on his own He had to know I’d stand beside hiht

This was un in my lap as someone else put their life on the line for me

Henry started laughing, and not even the gun pressed to his head could stop hi, Galina?”

A low rumble filled the room, and I realized it came from Arlo He leaned in so his lips were close to Henry’s ear and said so in a voice too low to carry towith fear, but then they shifted to so evil as he stared at me

When Arlo stood, his eyes were trained on rip onI was sick of hiding I was here to face this head-on no matter the consequences