bottom of the barr
nst the linoleum, rolling to a stop near Huston's heavy combat boots
chin lifted, defying t
. Two seco
king her voice shrill. "It's cle
e hammer
hing noise in her ears, like a jet engine starting up i
ame th
t started in her chest and exploded outward
lurching thud against her ribs, then another, faster, harder. It
king underwater. He grinned, a slow, predatory stretching
iotic. It wasn't e
lethal dose of something desi
etal windowsill. The pain was distant, irr
n say. "She's going to be fun for the
r system. The drug was amplifying every
the floor. A scalpel had slid
knees. Not to beg,
reached
ashed
ed through the fabric of the guard's uniform, drawing a thi
p was
hed herself
h her shoulder, burs
ere bending, breathing. The lights overhead were too bright
creamed the comm
spri
She was moving faster than she ever had in her life, the sti
Huston roare
g into the wall, bouncing off. She needed to get up. Up was where
button, but her finger slipped. She couldn't f
st
door of the stairwell. It swung open, and
rted to
ht. Two
sternum, a trapped bird desperate to escape. Her breath came in ragg
lammed open again. Heavy booechoed, bouncing off the walls, sounding
s. Her vision was tunneling. Red spots danced in t
8. L
e Deck. The
the handle. It was locked? No, just heavy. She pu
le
he engines, the ventila
o it. The air here was cool, conditioned to a p
rned through her reserves. The heat in her body was unbearable
help. She
ike an infinite tunnel, lined with dark mahogany
ed. The sound was
he door she had just co
where left to run, bitch. This is a
ed herself
very end of the hall,
d out. Golde
in the doorway. Tall.
a glass of amber liquid, watching the scene unfolding in hi
a trembling hand
" she wh
she felt was the plush carpet against her cheek, and the last thing she smelled, c
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