I did not sleep.How could I, knowing someone was out there with a rifle, waiting for the perfect shot? Every sound made me jump—footsteps in the hallway, doors slamming below, the rumble of motorcycles coming and going through the night.Albert sat in a chair by the door, gun resting on his thigh, watching me like I might disappear if he blinked. We had not spoken since the second message. What was there to say? Someone wanted me dead, and we had no idea who.Dawn light crept through the edges of the curtains. Two days until the wedding. Forty-eight hours until I became Eva Morrison.If I lived that long."You should eat something," Albert said, his voice rough from lack of sleep."I am not hungry.""You need to keep your strength up.""For what? Walking down the aisle to marry a stranger while someone takes aim at my head?" I laughed, but it came out brittle. "Forgive me if I am not concerned about breakfast right now."He stood, crossed to the bed. In the early light, I could see t
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