Face to FaceCassandra barely had time to register the shock of seeing Marcus before he lunged forward, his gun trained on her chest. Jade screamed, diving for cover behind a nearby couch, and Cassandra instinctively dropped to the floor, rolling out of the way just as Marcus's shot rang out, shattering the glass of a nearby window.Heart pounding, Cassandra reached for her own gun, but Marcus was already upon her, kicking it out of her grasp with a brutal boot. He grabbed her by the hair, wrenching her head back and pressing the cold barrel of his gun against her temple."Well, well, well," he sneered, his breath hot against her ear. "Look who decided to pay me a little visit."Cassandra gritted her teeth, fighting back the urge to lash out at him. She needed to stay calm, to keep her wits about her if she wanted to survive this."Let her go, Marcus," Jade called out from behind the couch, her voice shaking with fear and rage. "This isn't you... you don't have to do this."Marcus la
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