nto the room lik

canister rolled across the carpet, sto

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light and a concussive b

ears ringing, her visi

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hit it. Men in tactical gear swarmed into th

targets!" a

bed, blindly reaching for th

her back. She kicked and screamed, fightin

le

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. The guard grunted and used a taser. The crackle of el

se screamed, he

him! He's

stepping over the broken glass.

d, ma'am. He

s!" Annelise

ecure transport," Casimiro

against her captors. "Don't separate us! Pl

carried a crying Clemie. Algernon walked on his own, his hands zip

r, Algernon kicked his tablet. It sli

said. "Mr. Sanders

Annelise sobbed.

r," Casim

her head. The world went dark

an SUV. She sat in the dark, listening to the tires hum on t

was hauled out, led through echoing concrete corridors,

e hood was

of an interrogation room. Or maybe it w

e was

r. He had shed his jacket. His white shirt wa

e same broad shoulders, the same imposing height. Her mind reeled. This couldn't be her husband, the crip

fe," Archi

shaking but holding her weig

aid calmly. "They are being

's stomach lurched.

sk, leaning against it. "That boy... the one who disabled my car. That's not normal,

lise spat. "Something y

d softly. He took a step close

art stopped.

ice trembling. "They are blue.

hibald said. He was

ent of rain and expensive musk. I

el room. The heavy

back, clutching her ch

way her pupils blew wide, the way sweat beaded on her upper lip. It wa

genuinely confused. "You're the one who s

ars finally spilling over. "You... you p

in the air, h

she had slapped him. "Wha

n't finish. The idea that this man was her husband was too insane, so her mind clung to the only

red at her, h

blac

... sending someone? She wasn't accusing him. She was terrified

out," Archibald said, his voice turn