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Bradshaw coughed like a ainst his face Bradshaw pushed it away “Must have been a setup,” he said “You were right There has to be a leak”

“Did you see who it was?” Kurt asked “Where they came from?”

“No,” Bradshaw ed He seemed about to fade out

“We have to get you out of here,” Kurt said, trying to lift the big man “Joe, help me”

Joe ducked under one of Bradshaw’s arms while Kurt ducked under the other

“Hayley…” Bradshaw mumbled

Kurt looked around He didn’t see her a the dead “Was she with you?”

Bradshaw nodded “She went down” He pointed toward the lake “She went doith the other diver”

“What’s down there?”

“A structure of soe More like… some kind of lab She went down to look because only she would know But they hit us, and then…”

“And then what?”

The chief wavered but recovered, his face displaying great pain

“And then they went down after her,” he said “They’re down there now All of them”

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Kurt and Joe dragged Bradshaw to a spot by one of the SUVs He had three bullet wounds He’d lost a lot of blood Kurt doubted he would survive for long