For a moment, nobody moved. Then Alexander stumbled backward, hand pressed to his shoulder. Blood seeped through his fingers. Elena stood holding the gun, shaking. "I didn't—I wasn't trying to—it just went off—" Dominic was on his feet immediately, taking the gun from her and kicking it away from Alexander. "Chen!" he shouted. "Now!" The door burst open. Chen and his team flooded in, weapons drawn. "Suspect down," Chen said into his radio. "We need medical. Gunshot wound to the shoulder." Alexander was on the floor, laughing through the pain. "You shot me. The art teacher shot me." "It was an accident," Elena said, still shaking. "Doesn't matter. It's over." Alexander coughed. "You won. Congratulations." Dominic was already freeing Rosa,
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