"Stop Kalista! Step away from him," a man barked in a threatening voice. Kalista tightened her hold around Jade while her eyes darted around frantically, mapping out an escape route. "Kalista!" the man snapped again. "I will not repeat myself. Step away from the monster"Suddenly angered, Kalista turned on him. "He's not a monster""We can do this the easy way, or the hard way," the man said, using his hands to communicate with the other armed men. "You have one last chance Kalista. Whatever happens next, you're going to take the full brunt of it""I don't care," Kalista snapped. "If you're going to kill Jade, then you have no choice but to kill me as well""Kalista, no," Jade pleaded. "I can't let them hurt you. Let me go, let them take me"Kalista turned and stared into his eyes. "I won't let them take you, Jade. Never"While the men slowly closed around them, a figure was seen crawling towards the crowd that had gathered. At first, no one noticed. But then a woman turned around
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