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Zach landed a hard punch on Brody’s face and blood trickled down from his eyebrow “That orth more to you than a woman’s life?”

“I couldn’t let her destroy ht hook onto Zach’s jaw “Especially since all I wanted to do was fuck her”

“What about Kipp?” Zach returned the gesture, which sent Brody cruround

“He got too close” Brody stumbled back onto his feet “He knew too much” Zach lurched forward and pounded into Brody’s stomach a couple tied the hits as best he could, “it wouldn’t have worked out this way I didn’t want it to co you since I discovered you in the file room, because Betty told me that you received a lead on the case When you caed another one of Zach’s hits “I never expected you’d lead me back to where I buried her”

Zach punched hi for a kidney he could demolish “If you’d kept your cock out of this, it wouldn’t have happened at all”

Brody pushed Zach, sending hi back “I never wanted any of this to happen I never wanted to kill anyone But I’ve gone this far to protect my life I won’t let you destroy it now” He reac

hed into his pocket and pulled out a switchblade After a quick flick, the shiny ht

I couldn’t see Zach’s expression, but his tense body told me he knew the trouble he currently found hirab the knife, but Brody ed to slice deep into Zach’s arm

Blood splattered onto the ground as Zach backed away, groaning and clutching his arm He hesitated only a moment, then rushed toward Brody, which landed him a knife in the same shoulder that had been shot

His screa out around asped and coherent thoughts came back into my mind

Apparently, Kipp had been in a similar condition because he suddenly said, “What the hell are you doing, Tess? Get out of here”

Brody jue his eyes out, but Zach did whatever he could to avoid the sharp blade I tore ht in the eye “I have to help him” Then I ran as I’d never run before

“Stop…”

I ignored hiround and never looked back The sound of Zach fighting for his life sickened ainst bone filled the air around me

Oh God, give th!