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“That’s not possible,” he says, head on a swivel as his eyes rake across the crowded gallery.

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You’re dead.

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Am I?

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Blade through your throat and a burnt corpse seemed pretty fucking convincing.

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And yet…

“What the hell, Lex,” Laing mumbles beside me.

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5

“What in the fuck does five mean?” I snap, looking at Laing.

He just shakes his head. “I don’t know.”

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4

“Shit,” I grit, adrenaline spiking like pure ice through my veins. “It’s a fucking countdown. Get Bella and Callie out of here.”

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3

“GET EVERYONE OUT OF HERE!” I roar, turning on my heel and sprinting full speed toward Cade’s gallery.

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Behind me, I hear Laing’s voice boom over the crowd: “EVERYONE OUT! MOVE!”

I round the corner into Cade’s gallery, my eyes instantly locking on to his hazel ones.

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Black.

Ringing. A high, deafening screech echoing inside my skull.

The suffocating smell of smoke, burning drywall, and blood hits my nose before I can even open my eyes.