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“Frank, can you feel your legs?” Duke asked, trying to keep hi

“Yes,” he breathed “Can’t feel h”

“You still have one, buddy,” the cop said, patting his arm “Paramedics are on the way” He lifted his shirt and checked out the wound

“I want irl outta here She ain’t safe!”

“Frank, no!” she screaht her to her feet “You’re hurt You’re bleeding, Frank!”

A second later, Hank picked her up and tossed her over his shoulder, his ar her hips “Hank Hinman! Damn you! I want to be with Frank Put me down!”

“Get her out of here, I said It ain’t safe!” Frank’s tortured words tore at her soul He was apparently still concerned about her safety when he should’ve been worried about his own

Hank storht him every step of the way She needed to be with Frank She didn’t want to be under Hank’s protection when Frank had been shot trying to save her!

“Damn it, Julie Be still You heard hi, and we need to find out what’s going on See if soive us a chance to do that!”

“I can’t lose hio to him I can’t let him die alone”

“Honey, listen,” Hank said, releasing her body but securing her ar The parauys ork like crazy to save him”

The detectives scurried around, trying to secure the area as they searched the property, ducking behind bushes and trees as if they thought someone else lurked nearby In the distance, Julie heard Duke “Frank, stay with ive up on us now I’ll never forgive you if you crash on me now”

In the distance, soain A detective approached “Hank, I need to question her if you don’t mind”

“Actually, I do, Agent Dickerson This isn’t a good time”

“Then maybe I should ask you, and she can respond, if she knohy a woman by the name of Annie Taylor wants to see her dead?”