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No Escape

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LAUREN

A total psychopath. That was the only word to describe Enzo.

My ears still echoed from the sound of the gunshot. I screamed and fell to the ground as I stared at the man's lifeless body but it didn't faze Enzo. I couldn’t move. My hands trembled violently as I looked down at my shirt. Blood. His blood. It stained the white fabric in dark red splatters, warm and wet against my skin.

“Get up, Lauren.” Enzo said, his voice full of command as if he had not just shot someone in front of me.

Staring around the room, I could see everyone was okay with it. Gasping in shock, I looked down at my body once more realizing it was not a dream.

“ Oh my god….” I said breathlessly, my voice barely above a whisper. “You killed him.”

Enzo turned to me fully this time, his expression unreadable. “And now you understand. In my world, hesitation gets you killed. That trust is a weakness. And that I—” his voice dropped lower, almost lethal, “—don’t share what’s mine.”

A chill ran down my spine.

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