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Chapter 16: The Second Shooter

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Nathan was already moving before the second shot finished echoing, dragging Regina down behind the SUV's open door, his own body angled between her and the tree line.

"Stay down."

"Alexander's still out there…"

"I know." His voice was tight, controlled, the same calm he'd carried through every crisis for four years, though his hands weren't quite as steady as his tone. He could feel his pulse in his throat. "Adrian's moving toward the shooter's position. I need you here."

Regina nodded once, s
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