ifying speed. He took the stairs two at a time,

e, his hand clamped around her wrist.

slammed her back agai

ron stepped in, placing his hands on the wal

n his breath, mixed with the smoke. It was a scent tha

oming up to push against his chest. It

is nose was almost touching

h the answer. It wa

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aw, forcing her to look at him. His eyes were blood

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w the pain there, raw and bleeding. She wanted to wrap

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a second, just a split second, Bethel's body betrayed her. Her knees went weak. The familiar

liding down her cheek to ming

asted t

fro

stared at her, his eyes wild. He looked at her

wrists as if t

, gasping for air, wiping her m

is face shutting down. The mask of the col

his voice ice cold. "You

t her with

see you in Houston again,

gh the stairwell door, lea

loor. She pulled her knees to her chest and buried her