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She shut her eyes, desperately trying to make sense out of a situation in which there wasn’t any

I need you, Sawyer

He’d come for her That she didn’t doubt She just wondered if he would get there in time

Her eyes flew open when she heard Travis shout “You!” he snarled “You will be my way out I’ll trade you for a safe exit”

Despite the warmth of the air, she felt suddenly chilled “You don’t want to do this, Travis You’re ”

“I knohat I’ave sounded ani to Mexico, where I can’t be touched” He clenched his fists, drawing Chloe’s gaze Veins bulged on his forehead “You should have stayed the fuck away froht You did this to yourself”

Think, Chloe told herself again

Twenty one by since they’d entered the barn, and Travis was growing even twitchier “You don’t need to do this,” she repeated, softening her voice, atte to coo and leave for Mexico”

“I had plans” Travis ignored her words “A safe place for me to cross into Mexico That fucker…it all went to shit” His voice becaher-pitched, o?”

She could see that Travis was beco more and more irrational

I can’t wait for Sawyer

With each passing second his rage increased Chloe flashed back to what he’d done to Ashlyn If he’d done that to soer?

A hard lump formed in her throat as Travis turned to her His eyes were so dark, scaring the living shit out of her Her choices dwindled down to one: run She waited, counting down the seconds until he turned to pace in the opposite direction, leaving space between her and the door

Five…

Four…