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Mako’s tenses but doesn’t say a word Instead, he just stares Ryan doith a cold indifference, co his last mo to see if he wants to keep trying

“I’ll ain

Mako whips his head towards me “No, River”

Ryan just glares at ”

I sigh, resigned to the fact that if Mako doesn’t catch hi out of ht terrifies ht for Ryan’s murder

“Just do it,” Mako orders quietly I catch his green eyes inme it’s okay, and it breaksdeath

Calmly, I walk over to the broken brooged tip Dangling on the tip of the stick is Ryan’s ugly ass engage When he seeshis body side to side, trying to dislodge the ropes, but only succeeding in dislodging his shoulders from their sockets

Mako doesn’t turn ahen I pull down his shorts, grab his li it off with the boxcutter Instead, he grabs the roll of duct tape, rips off a piece and slaps it over Ryan’sfrom his throat

I gag a little as I coross When I’ stomach Then, without further hesitance, I shove the broomstick up Ryan’s ass

Even duct tape can’t contain Ryan’s screa

It takes a minute for Ryan to pass out from the pain Another four before he bleeds out and dies He was on the brink of death anyway

Not for one single moment does Mako look away from my murder From his , but he would be considered an accomplice in court

My sto Now that I’ve officially killed a huather s to a live person And though ht now, I can’t find it in ret it, either

“You didn’t have to stay for that,” I say softly, covered head to toe in blood and gore I ’s book

Ever so slowly—too slowly—his eyes rip away froory scene before him and slide to mine He’s as cool as a cucumber I’m not sure if I should be relieved or worried