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I hold my breath. Now would be a really good time for Carter’s team to intervene.
The door is flung open for the third time. Relief runs through me, but then I take in the new arrival, and it turns to dread.
Because it’s Plaid Guy. And he has a gun.
My palms turn cold and clammy. Goosebumps rise on my skin. Blood pounds in my ears.
Time slows to a crawl.
The man lifts his gun up. Lines it up, aiming it at Denton Mitchell. The next instant, red blooms on Mitchell’s shirt.
Vittoria screams, a thin shriek that pierces through me.
Bulldog fumbles behind his back for his gun. The stone-faced bartender reaches under the bar.
Plaid Guy lifts his weapon again.
It’s pointed right at me.
His finger presses the trigger.
The door bursts open for the last time. Carter and Dominic. My heroes have come through for me.
Except it’s too late.
Ed Wagner crashes into me, his shoulder driving me to the ground.
Everything goes dark.
