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sed to her swelling cheek. "You're ins

I kept walking toward her, closing the distan

fear crossed her face, a dawning realiz

clutch purse. "You're lucky I'm so forgiving," she said, her voice t

e laced with a heavy sedative. The f

ze drifting past her to where Todd Shaw was now emerging from the shadows. He was a

?" Todd asked, rubbing h

confidence returned. "Drink it, El

sniff, my expression one of pure innocence

s buckling as if in fear. The fla

inking my bravado had finally c

reaching for the fla

e opening

um against her. As she stumbled past me, I brought my elbow

sp, her body going limp

one arm locking around her throat from behind,

open, completely stunned by

into Paige's ear, my voice a soft care

ask, pouring the entire contents of

of iron. She choked and gagged, but I did

her limbs already going slack. Her eyes glazed

, snapping out of his shock. He

epped his clumsy attack, l

ner of the terrace, tucked behind a large potte

t. It was heavier than I expected, but the rage in my

crack as the brass con

hed sound of pure agony,

ssing the pointed end of the sculpture

low. "Or what happens to you will be much

less face to Paige, who was now moaning softly, mindlessly c

rchitects of my past life's first great

mile touched my lips. T