The first guard walked to me with a baton. I moved out of the way, ducking before I hit him right on the neck. He crumpled easily and I grabbed his head and smashed on the fountain. More guards followed. I blocked as many as I could, each bit digging into my bones but I didn’t stop. Rain fell which jammed my gun but I didn’t stop. I couldn’t stop. “Could you bring me the packet there, little wolf?” My mother’s voice played in my head, her voice low. I screamed as I ducked again, reaching for the knife strapped to the dead guard's thigh and without thinking, I swung and slashed the guard’s thigh closest to me. He howled, stumbling back, and I used his momentum to drive my knee into his groin. He folded. I kicked him in the face and he stopped moving.Three down.More were coming. I could hear them shouting, boots splashing through puddles, guns being raised.“Call someone, baby. Go. Go. Call someone. Or are you gonna keep being a liability to me?”“Shut up,” I whispered. “Shut up
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