CECILIA’S POVThe moment I stepped inside the hideout, everything around me seemed to go in slow motion.Allison stood upstairs with Brittany's arm wrapped tightly around her little body, a gun pressed against the side of her head while tears streamed down her cheeks. A few feet away, Alex struggled against the man holding him, kicking and shouting with everything he had. Every instinct inside me screamed to run toward them, but one wrong move would get Allison killed.I stayed hidden behind the broken wall near the entrance, my fingers wrapped tightly around the gun beneath my dress. Jude stood directly beneath the staircase. Roman remained beside him, Benjamin and Mae stood farther to one side, close enough to react but far enough that Brittany hadn't fixed her attention on him yet."Let her go." Jude's voice stayed calm despite everything.Brittany laughed. "I don't think I'm in the mood.""You've made your point." He slowly lifted both hands where she could see them. "Name your
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