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On the inhale he tapped out the target-located signal for the deputies in the mobile co into the door near the lock, sending it flying open

Leah

As soon as the light went on and the sound of Warren walking down the short hall reached Leah, a calh her She'd worked it out already Controlling her, grabbing the dia aas a helluva lot harder as a one-man band then if Warren had still had his toady, Curtis There was no way he'd take her to the exchange More than likely he'd give so at a secondary location Maybe she would be, she just wouldn't be there and breathing

Despite her attempts to escape, she was still bound to the chair There hadn't been enough time

She raised her chin and let her face go blank If she was going out, it wasn't going to be while begging Instead, she'd hold on to the one thing that had gotten her this far, the realization that she hadn't ever really coled cheerleaders or for the reunion at all She'd cootten to be with hih note

"Oh the stench is killinga few feet away from Curtis's body "I'm afraid we need to expedite our timeline"

Before she could even think of a smart remark to serve as her final words, the door flew open and crashed against the wall

"Hands where I can see them," Drew shouted

Dressed in all black with his face gri demon bent on destruction

"There's no reason for such viole—” Warren said, one hand up and the other sneaking around his back

She screa to warn him

"Move that hand any way but skyward and I' every bit like a man who'd welcome

the opportunity to pull the trigger

Warren hesitated, his gaze juain, then slowly raised his other hand Drew didn't even look her way as he un from where Warren had tucked it in his waistband

"Down on the ground, fingers interlocked behind your head"