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I want freedom.

I want my weak past to not guilt-trip me.

It’s a second or two of making a decision that I’ve dreamt about for years—first with anger, now with revenge.

Two seconds.

I grab Kai’s hand, slide my finger to the gun trigger, and squeeze.

The shot jerks me and Kai back, and I go deaf for a moment.

That’s what revenge sounds like.

It’s deafening.

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I’ve shotguns many times in my life. I’ve shot at people. But nothing is as deafening asthisshot.

Shock shoots through my heart like a spear.

I duck, then yank the gun away from Callie’s hand and point it down.

Guards draw their guns up.

I raise my eyes at Crone.

No…

Fucking no…

Not like this…

My eyes frantically search his body for an injury.

“Crone,” I whisper, without realizing it.

He wobbles back, staring in shock at Callie.

He sways.

“What the fuck?” he whispers.

I keep searching his body for blood.

Can’t find it.

Crone looks down.

Ilook down.

Everyonelooks down at his body.

Callie and I are frozen in our spots, my arm around her waist so she doesn’t do anything reckless.

“Boss, your arm,” someone says.

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