The warehouse echoed with chaos—boots pounding, shouted orders, metal clattering, the wail of sirens growing closer in the distance—but none of it registered to Elena. The only sound she could hear was the ragged, shallow breathing of the man bleeding out in her arms."Killian," she whispered, pressing her hands against the wound in his side, trying to stop the relentless rush of blood. It soaked through her fingers, her sleeves, staining everything crimson. "Stay with me. Please—look at me."His eyes fluttered open, unfocused, pain rippling across his expression like thunderclouds rolling through the sky. “Still… here,” he rasped, a small, grim smile twitching at the corner of his mouth."You're not allowed to die, do you hear me?" she snapped, her voice breaking as a sob tore from her throat. “Not like this. Not now. Not after everything.”Behind her, the scuffle between Reid and Victor had turned brutal. Reid had Victor pinned against the floor, the cold muzzle of his gun pressed to
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