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“You stupid harn!” Ragon shouted out

“Stupid harn who seriously fucked up your ar footsteps of the i At least she hoped it was theht that took place in the next moments led Sloan to believe it was indeed Cain and his men

She peeked out froround She needed to get to him Completely focused on Xan’s body, Sloan avoided the blaster battle taking place as Ragon’s men ducked for cover and tried to hold off Cain and the other guards

Crawling over to Xan, Sloan atte him to the cover of the trees, but she was unable to His eyes fluttered open, and Sloan let out a sign of relief as she realized he was alive He ca his, aware of the battle taking place not too far from their location

“Sloan, you came back,” he croaked

“Yes, I did Noe need to get you out of here,” Sloan said, the sense of urgency clear in her voice Sloan tried to put Xan’s arm around her shoulder, and he cried out in pain She saw the blaster hole in his chest Thankfully, it looked like it hadn’t gone through hi down her blaster, Sloan attempted to put pressure on the wound andwound Apparently, his clothing had been reinforced in some way, but it hadn’t been able to stop the blast coan their half crawl, half run to the copse of trees

As they on popped out from behind it and leveled his blaster at Sloan’s chest Xan and Sloan froze at his abrupt appearance Ragon’s eyes skittered between the both of theed s limply at his side

“I should have known you would be a nuisance I should have killed you when I had the chance The both of you,” he snarled Xan removed his aron and Sloan

“What you should have done was never betrayed your brother,” Xan said loudly as he took a step toward Ragon Ragon took a step back, eyes wild, trying to find his exit

“It’s over, Ragon This is done, and you will be jailed for your betrayal”

“I will never see the inside of a cell But I’ll ensure that the rest of your life feels like you’re living inside one” He sneered as he let off two blasts past Xan, one into Sloan’s stomach and the second into her chest Sloan felt the blood drain fro she heard was the shout ripped from Xan’s round

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Xan roared out in rage as he saw Sloan fall to the ground He moved to where she fell a

nd cradled her head as she landed She attempted to talk but was unable to She lifted her hand to his face and tried to smile before her hand cru stopped Her eyes were open, staring at the bright, shining D’Arian sky that contrasted with the horror happening around them

“You couldn’t protect the woman you loved Ithe king will be a curse you wished you never had”