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2026-04-06 22:34:00Manuel's POV
I watched St. James reach into his jacket and knew exactly what was coming. Twenty years of protecting Four had honed my instincts to razor sharpness. The way St. James smiled. The angle of his shoulder. The deliberate slowness of his movement.
He wanted Four to see the gun. Wanted him to understand he was about to die.
Not on my watch.
Four had argued against my attend
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