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“…you’re unbelievable.”
“Move.”
We break cover together.
Fast.
Low.
Deadly.
Gunfire erupts immediately—exactly where wewould have beenif I’d gone left.
My chest tightens.
He was right.
He knew.
How?
I don’t get to ask.
A man steps out from behind a tree—too close—
Jase fires first.
Two shots.
Center mass.
Clean.
Efficient.
Lethal.
But the recoil—
His body jerks.
Just slightly.
But I see it.
“Jase—”
“I’m fine,” he snaps.
Liar.
We reach the next line of cover—barely.
I turn on him instantly.
“You’re bleeding.”
“I’ve been bleeding.”
