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“I didn’t say you had”

“Who were you speaking to on the phone?”

She didn’t reply, but she ran her tongue across the bleeding lip, see to enjoy the taste of her own blood like some kind of vampire princess

“I asked you a question”

“Kiss me,” she whispered

Kurt didn’t reply

“Either kiss me or shoot me,” she said, “but I will scream if you don’t do one or the other”

“You’re not about to scream,” Kurt said “You want to be discovered here about as much as I do”

Kurt hadn’t even finished his statement when she tilted her head back and shrieked at the top of her lungs

“Da a hand over her mouth

Between the screaured it was tirabbed the satellite phone she’d used, and tucked it into a pocket in his coveralls

Before he could do anything else, the door flew open and a group of Acosta’s un froed to throw one of theuy onto the desk, but the third guy caught him in the chin with a knee

Kurt was knocked backward for an instant, just long enough to allow the others back into the fight Punches landed from all sides Unable to break free, Kurt was quickly subdued

The men lifted him to his feet and slaainst

She was behind theainst one,” she said “That’s hardly fair”