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Chapter 14
Ricardo put out his hands and Megan took it, letting him lead her down the stairs to the party.
To her utmost surprise, the room went silent as they came, all eyes on her to ignore Ricardo as if he was nothing more than a fly on the wall then.
What in the world was happening? Megan wondered at the sight of the attention. Why were the people ignoring Ricardo to focus on her? He was the big shot after all.
Out of nowhere, it suddenly dawned on her that being the big shot was exactly why they were ignoring him.
Thing is, virtually everyone at the party already knew Ricardo. They knew his face and his personality. They had already seen where he lived and probably visited it more than once before that night.
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The shadow was a man, Megan realized just before the glass shattered and she dropped to the ground shielding her face on reflex, Ricardo dropping beside her to shield her body with his.The astrodome came to an abrupt stop, like everyone and everything- even the music stopped- in it was so stunned by the new entrant that they didn't know how to react.The man, dressed in full combat gear, landed in the centre of the floor with a rope that had apparently helped him drop from a chopper that Megan noticed then was hovering stealthily overhead. He took the room and its occupants in with a quick look-about, and then out of nowhere, he brought out a pistol and pointed it at Ricardo."Get down!" Megan pushed him just as the man pulled the trigger and they fell on the ground; she on t
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