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Movement caught my eye right outside the doorway. I knew I had to keep his attention this way so he wouldn’t notice it too. I had to assume that since whoever it was hadn’t walked right in then it was one of our people.

“She won’t be goin’ with you,” I told him.

He let out a huffed laugh.

“I’m the one with the gun and you are the one cuffed to a pipe. I don’t think you can do much to stop me.”

Dade made himself visible then, sneaking up behind the guy and raising his gun.

I gave a slight nod telling him to take the guy out. I didn’t want to drag this out any longer. I knew Petra’s head was spinnin’ with things she wanted to do to him but I wouldn’t risk her life for nothing.

A second later the shot rang out, the sound bouncing off the walls with a deafening echo.

The guy dropped to the ground with a dead thump and poor Midori let out a loud scream.

I felt bad that we’d just killed her blood, but fuck that guy.

Dade pushed his fingers into the guy’s neck to make sure he was really gone. With a look, I knew he was.

“Get her first,” I said nodding to Petra and sliding her straight razor that way.

“You alright, Prez?” he asked as he made quick work of cutting through her bindings.

“Good now. Thanks, man.”

Dade moved back to the body and patted it down until he found the keys for the cuffs.

He released Midori first and she thanked him with a sad smile.

“Dade!” I called out, trying to warn him as I caught sight of someone else walking into the room.

Dade spun on his heels and dropped to one knee, reaching for his gun that he’d left on the ground next to the body.

I knew it would have been a bit of a struggle for him to get upright again and I was strapped down, weaponless, and fucking helpless.

The shot rang out and my heart stopped.