She’d trusted him with her life. She’d actuallytrustedhim, and this . . . this was what she got for trusting anyone. Never again. Never—
A blur as people rushed past her. Someone was taking Symphony down, wrenching the gun away. Others were swarming around Beck. The gunshot resounded in Sierra’s ears. She heard it over and over.
It took a long time for the pain to come. Or any sign of blood.
There was color everywhere. And gunshots. More bullets, more explosions—
“Sierra. Sierra!” Adi was by her side.
“I— She— She shot me—”
“She didn’t shoot you,” said Adi. “It’s fireworks. You’re not hurt.”
Sierra dragged her gaze away from her torso and watched as mini flares went off from hidden pockets in each corner of the room.
“Fireworks,” she said weakly.
Adi grinned. “Fireworks. For the finale.”
Sierra patted herself down. No pain, no blood, no bullet holes. “Christ.” Regaining her senses, she whacked him in the chest. “I can’t believe you did that!”
“Did what?” he said, rubbing where she’d hit him.
“Started counting and expected me to figure out what the hell you were doing. Are you out of your mind?”
“What was I supposed to do? Mime it?”
“I trusted you!”
“Yeah, and it turned out fine, didn’t it?” His expression softened. “But hey. Thanks for jumping in front of an imaginary bullet for me.”
“Never. Again.”
“You have the right to remain silent—”
They looked over to see a cop wrenching Symphony Parvesh’s arms behind her back. She was almost beautiful in the colorful lights. Blue flares glinted on the steel of her handcuffs; red illuminated across her cheeks. The image had Sierra’s fingers itching for a paintbrush.
She waved as Symphony was dragged from the room.
The nightmare was over. The killer was caught. Alicia would have justice.
And they had escaped.
THE HOLLYWOOD HERALD
Alicia Angelos’s Killer Is Behind Bars . . . and You’ll NEVER Believe Who It Is!
Police flooded theEscape Gamestudios last night after a showdown between a number of contestants; the show’s host, James “Fitzy” Fitzgerald; and Symphony Parvesh, star of the blockbuster filmThe Cursed Tomband current spokesperson for Best Life Nutrition. Parvesh has allegedly been arrested for the murder of Alicia Angelos. Fitzgerald remains in critical condition with a stab wound to the abdomen. Eyewitnesses claim that during the altercation he confessed to assisting Parvesh with covering up Angelos’s death. Fitzgerald has also become the prime suspect in the death of “Game Master” Louis Augustus Russell, which police are now investigating as a potential homicide.
The Escape Gamehas been under fire since its previous season, when eighteen-year-old finalist Alicia Angelos was found dead inside one of the set props. The show has been battling rumors and accusations surrounding Angelos’s death for as long as the case has been open.
Executive producer Ranielle Russell, wife of the late Louis Augustus Russell, stated that Hitflix had already decided not to continue their partnership with the show into a sixth season. When asked about the one-million-dollar grand prize, she declined to comment.
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