Richard's bullet grazes my shoulder.I fall to the side, my body hitting the stone floor. Pain explodes, hot and immediate. For a second, everything goes white. I hear Declan screaming my name. I hear Harvey shooting. I hear the chaos of the hall—gunfire, screams, bodies falling.But I don't die.Richard raises the gun again, aiming directly at my chest. He's close. Very close. That calm, charming smile is still on his face, even now."You were always stubborn," he says, his voice almost tender. "Even as a child. Even when your mother tried to hide you from me. You always fought. And look where that's gotten you."He takes another step.I'm lying on my side. The handcuffs are still on my wrists, but one of the locks is loose—I noticed it minutes ago, when one of the guards threw me against the wall. The chain around my ankle is also loose on one side. I move my wrists slowly, testing.The lock gives a little more.Richard keeps talking, as if we have all the time in the world."You cou
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