*Tessa*I hear the ringing in my head, so loud that I am sure it will live with me for months. Knox acts fast, pulling me with him. I try to turn around, searching for my friends, but he doesn’t give me the liberty as he keeps moving farther away from the sound.At the end of the hallway, he stops and pushes me behind his body. A gun appears in his hands. “The attacker is shooting from the parking lot,” he explains. “You are safe here, unless there is more than one of them.”Fear works its way through me. "What happens if there is more than one?"He shrugs. “You pray you don’t die yet.”"Knox," I whisper. "My brother pays you to guard me, and that includes keeping me from death."He gives me a look. “So, now you are willing to recognize that.”Another bullet rings through the air, and I flinch. "My friends, Wes…""Your little boyfriend is going to be fine," he says a little too harshly. "I don't want you going out looking for him. Stay put until you are absolutely certain it is all ri
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