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“They’ll beat us down there,” Dante says, checking his clip.
Elijah gasps beside me. “Lilah—!”
I look up to see Myra standing by the closing doors with her pistol pointed inside.
I act on instinct, aiming my gun at her and we pull our triggers at the same time.
My bullet strikes her right shoulder and she stumbles backward as the elevator closes.
I brace myself for pain.
Elijah falls to his knees beside me.
My jaw drops as blood spills down his shirt. “Elijah!”
I grip his arm, but he slips from my grasp. Dante lunges for him and the two of us guide him down to the floor.
Elijah rests his back against the wall with heavy eyes as the color drains from his face.
Dante lays his hand over Elijah’s heart to put pressure on the wound but crimson blood pours from between his fingers.
I check behind him. “There’s no exit wound…”
Elijah groans and slumps a little further down.
“No, no…” I say, cupping his face. “Stay with us, Eli. This is nothing.”
Elijah twitches awake and grabs Dante’s hand. “Get…”
Dante leans in to pick him up. “Elijah, stand up.”
I nod. “Come on—”
But Elijah shakes his head and pulls Dante closer.
“Get her out.”
Dante pauses and stares into his eyes. After a few seconds, he nods and lets go of Elijah’s hand, letting it fall to his side.
“No,” I whisper as my twin closes his eyes. “Elijah? Elijah!”
Dante takes his gun and stands up. “Lilah, we have to go.”
“What are you doing?” I ignore the black hole growing in my gut and shake Elijah again. “Eli…”
The elevator reaches the lobby and Dante plants himself by the doors with his pistol ready.
Elijah slouches even more. I try to pull him back up but gravity weighs heavy on him.
The doors slide open and Dante leans into the corner to dodge the incoming gunfire from the far side of the lobby.
“Lilah, let him go! There’s no time!”
His eyelids don’t move.
His chest doesn’t rise or fall.
My heart breaks.
