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They both listened

Hannah approached Kipp with her arms raised and ready for his embrace “Without you, none of this would’ve been possible I’m sorry for what happened to you, but without it, I’d always be stuck here”

Kipp hugged her fiercely “My peace rests in yours, Hannah”

When she backed away from him, for the first tiain The dream of a future had been stolen from her and alould re better now— Heaven, I assumed

Hannah looked at me as she faded away “Please tell my mother I’m okay now”

“Wait! I need more than that” I couldn’t start a conversation if I didn’t have a little background information “What should I tell her?”

“Tell her I listened to her read to ht and I loved it”

Hannah’s gaze swung over , but she’d nearly vanished now I couldn’t hear her words

“What?” I focused on her mouth and tried to make out her words In one second, it all became clear

“It’s him”

Tiun aimed in our direction My heart pounded in my ears as a wave of fear washed over me, yet confusion made my mind race

How could Brody be the killer? He didn’t match the description Then a memory surfaced and clarity came forth The mark I’d seen earlier on his ear had been hair dye He’d altered his appearance, which hy he hadn’t been picked out in the police department photos

Zach had seemed surprised Max sent hi, he didn’t ask him to come Brody had clearly come here with one intention—to kill us all

“Get down,” Kipp shouted

I didn’t hesitate I dropped to the ground in an instant as the gun erupted with a loud bang that shuddered into ainst the earth-shattering noise