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Chapter 21 - The photograph

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The door didn’t just burst open—it detonated inward like it had been kicked with the force of a truck.

Cole grabbed me by the waist and yanked me behind an overturned boat just as two men in black stormed into the boathouse, guns raised. I could hear them breathing—short, sharp breaths like they were fueled by adrenaline or orders or both.

Cole fired one warning shot.

They scattered.

The sound exploded in my ears, ricocheting off the wooden walls so violently I felt it in my bones.

“Stay down,” Cole whispered.

I didn’t stay down.

My heart was pounding too loud. My thoughts were a storm I couldn’t quiet.

Another shot fired. Someone cursed. The men retreated, just enough for Cole to grab my wrist and pull me toward the back door.

We ran.

Branches slapped my face. Mud splashed under our shoes. Cole’s grip was iron-tight around my hand, his gun in the other, his breathing fast but determined.

We didn’t stop until we reached an abandoned campsite deep in the woods—two torn tents
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