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He loses his grip—
Just enough—
I rip free.
Ace
“NOW!”I shout.
I fire.
One shot.
Clean.
Controlled.
Daniel jerks as the bullet hits his shoulder, spinning him back.
He stumbles—
But he doesn’t go down.
Of course he doesn’t.
He’s too far gone for that.
“Tessa—MOVE!” I bark.
She runs.
Straight to me.
I catch her, pulling her behind me, my body shielding hers again.
Another shot cracks—
Not mine.
Not his.
A third hostile breaks from the trees, firing wildly.
“LEFT!” Trigger shouts.
Beast takes him down in two shots.
Silence crashes back in.
Again.
But this time—
He’s gone.
Daniel disappears into the darkness.
Bleeding.
