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Firing once—
Twice—
Driving him back.
“Come on!” I shout. “You want her? You go through me!”
It works.
Of course it does.
Daniel turns fully toward me.
Rage taking over.
He fires wildly.
Sloppy.
Uncontrolled.
Good.
That’s what we need.
Tessa
He’s not lookingat me anymore.
He’s looking at Ace.
That’s my opening.
I move.
Low.
Fast.
Circling just enough to come into his peripheral—
“Daniel!”
He turns.
Instinct.
Always toward me.
That’s when I see it.
Clear as day.
The hesitation.
The crack.
“You don’t want to do this,” I say, stepping closer.
