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115: Choices

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Benjamin

“Veronica, put the gun down,” I stretched my hand toward her, slowly placing my mother behind me. She cackled, whisking the hair away from her face, “now you want to talk civil?”

She snorted and wrapped her finger around the trigger.

“Veronica! This isn’t some fucking game! Put that thing away or someone could get hurt,” I warned her. She corked her brow and tilted her head to the side.

“You think this is my first time handling a gun?” She moved her line of trajectory off centre and fired. Anna squeaked and darted behind when I heard the sound of the vase near Anna shattering into splinters.

Anna shivered, curling into the chair. My mother folded my shirt, hoping to merge into me. My heart beat erratically inside of me coupled with the dryness in my throat, my head felt light.

“It’s okay, Veronica, we can talk, just put it down,” I took a step forward and she shut the ground just a foot away from my toes. I jumped back.

“Don’t even fucking move,” she sounded different, her t
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  • The Billionaire's dirty secret   115: Choices

    Benjamin“Veronica, put the gun down,” I stretched my hand toward her, slowly placing my mother behind me. She cackled, whisking the hair away from her face, “now you want to talk civil?”She snorted and wrapped her finger around the trigger.“Veronica! This isn’t some fucking game! Put that thing away or someone could get hurt,” I warned her. She corked her brow and tilted her head to the side.“You think this is my first time handling a gun?” She moved her line of trajectory off centre and fired. Anna squeaked and darted behind when I heard the sound of the vase near Anna shattering into splinters.Anna shivered, curling into the chair. My mother folded my shirt, hoping to merge into me. My heart beat erratically inside of me coupled with the dryness in my throat, my head felt light.“It’s okay, Veronica, we can talk, just put it down,” I took a step forward and she shut the ground just a foot away from my toes. I jumped back.“Don’t even fucking move,” she sounded different, her t

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