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Chapter 42 – The Rooftop Reckoning

Auteur: Belinda Banks
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The first shot rang out like a thunderclap in the cold midnight air.

Damon yanked Sarah down behind a rusted ventilation unit as bullets whizzed past them. From across the rooftop, Katrina’s eyes blazed with fury, her lips curled into a twisted smile. The gun in her hand gleamed under the moonlight, her finger still on the trigger.

Lucas dove for cover beside Lou, narrowly missing a second round that ricocheted off a nearby pipe. Damon's security team returned fire, forcing Katrina to retreat behind a stack of weather-worn pallets.

“Cover me,” Damon barked, pulling his own weapon from his coat. He looked back at Sarah, who was already reaching into her boot for the knife she’d concealed. “You shouldn’t be here.”

“I’m not leaving you,” she snapped. “Not now.”

Damon’s eyes burned with a mix of anger and pride. “Then we end this. Tonight.”

They moved in sync, weaving through cover as Katrina’s bullets flew. She moved with unnerving confidence, clearly familiar with the terrain. It was he
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