sto

cold and familiar. Behind him, Colt's

" Colt said. His voi

ont of your girl?" He looked at me, and I saw the madness in his eyes.

as too dry

cut through my terror.

e you, baby? Because if you do, I will kill everyone in this building

-" Colt sta

this? There are three more explosives planted around your compound. One near the garage.

y gave out. "

y car. My money. You made me look weak." He took a step closer. "D

d like ash. "I am so sorry. J

"Come with me. Right now. And I will let

ice was a command.

ly on the button. Not enough to trigg

said. "Then I blow

the bleachers after football games. Who held my hand through my mother's

ame. Hard. Dangerous. A

hispered to him.

step towa

na,

my arm, yanking me against him.

my ear. "Now we are leaving. You try any

ver wavered.

dragging me with him. "She is mine. She has always be

ce broke. "Ple

and fury and something th

lowered

See, Jenna? He does not really care.

o the door when

d kid with stupid dreams. But that kid is dead." His smile was t

scoffed. "Your territory

your dramatic entrance, my VP was checking your explosives. Turn

ened around me. "

ed. "Razor just confirmed. No explosives. No detonator.

orld

inst my side. "You are

hind us exp

ed in, guns drawn. Derek spun, jerki

cked. "Stay back or I will

tely. "You have no explosives. No backup. No plan

have her, and you want her. So here is the deal.

ease-" I c

lack spots danced across my visi

t blank. Empty. "You

hing s

's grip loose

eft me once. Destroyed me. Why would I

oice was bar

looked at me, and his eyes were dead. Compl

sounded wrong. Uncerta

y m

seconds, n

k made hi

reaching for something in h

olt m

rutal.

ed back, and I fell forward. Razor caught me as C

voice was inhuman. "You want to

ed down. Again

reamed. "You are g

is the

. Blood everywhere. He was no

ree from Razor, grabbed C

st raised. Bl

he looke

in his eyes mad

softly. "After everything. You ar

face. "If you kill him, you will go to prison

kered in his e

erek broken and ble

ld Razor. "Post two guards. She does n

ol

oked down at Derek with pure disgust. "Take him

annot

made your choice tonight when you went to him. You do not get to make choices anymore, Jen

d closed ar

stairs, I looked back

hallway, looking more alone t

ing back to Redemption

s a c

ight destr