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I can’t control it

Loud pop pop pop sounds keep echoing in unshots There’s no one shooting at us now But the noises keep echoing, and my body seems to jerk with each one

“You said you wouldn’t tolerate lies? Everything you toldlie! Why? Why? I trusted you!” I shriek at Marcus, elbowing Theo again I catch hirunt, his head snapping to the side “I cared about you!”

The words fly past my lips before I can stop them, and I hate that I just admitted it out loud

He doesn’t deserve that fro true

Theo’s grip on e to make it halfway into the front seat, still partly splayed across his lap My ruined arm clutches at the back of Marcus’s seat, jolts of pain shooting down er have My other hand curls into a fist, connecting with his face just above his jawline

“Fuck” Marcus curses, grabbing s filter through his multicolored eyes, but I’m too overcome by my oild emotions to identify any of his

I grapple against his hold on ainst Theo too Then my whole body lurches forward as Ryland hits the brakes hard and we come to a sudden stop

“We’re here” His voice is hard, almost robotic “Get her inside”

Soet her inside, coupled with the fresh and visceralup tied to a chair, makes the panic inside me explode into true terror

I don’t know these ht I did They pulled me out of Carson’s confinement and practically carried me out of the house But how do I know they didn’t just steal me away so they could use me exactly like he planned to?

As bait

As a pawn

Theo pushes the car door open, tightening his grip on ht of stairs A door opens, and I’m in another house, this one newer and less dusty than the first

The heavy wooden front door slahts switch on, and I can feel both Marcus and Ryland standing close by