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My hair is yanked back, causing me to silently scream as something cold is placed at my throat.

My head tilts to an unnatural angle as I try to comprehend what is going on around me. The doorway is filled with people who look like they are yelling at whoever is holding me up.

I try to turn my head to see, but a sharp pain freezes.

A loud whooshing fills my head, and then suddenly, the noise in the room comes crashing in.

“Charlotte, stop! You don’t want to hurt her anymore. I think she already had a slight concussion. Please put her down and let me help her.” Skull is talking very slowly while people in the hallway behind him are shouting.

“MOVE!” Fabien screams, and my heart skips a beat.

Skull moves to the side, and then he’s there.

Soaking wet, looking like he fought Poseidon himself to get back to me. He’s shirtless and approaching us like a gun is being pointed at him.

“Baby, you ok?” My head is pulled further back, and now I can no longer see him.

“Easy with that knife, Charlotte. She’s already bleeding enough. Put it down, and let’s talk.” His voice seems to be getting close, but all I can see is the light on the ceiling.

“No! This bitch doesn’t get to live the life that should have been mine! You’re my family, not hers.”

It’s at that moment that I close my eyes, never expecting them to reopen. My body can no longer stay upright, and I sag right before I pass out.

The last words I hear are not the ones anyone wishes for.

“PLEASE GOD NO!”

Chapter

Twenty-Eight

KAI

“I’m never taking the trolley for granted again.” We tie the boat to the building and drag gallons of water inside with us as we fight to close the door against the rising water.

“Fuck I’m tired.” Mayhem sighs as we start taking off our drenched clothes.

A crashing sound makes me pause with my shirt halfway over my head.

“Did something just hit the building?” Phoebe asks, and I put my shirt down to go check.

“STOP! Put the knife down.” Fabien throws his shirt and is running for the shouting that follows those words.

We all follow him up the stairs and slide to a standstill when the way is blocked.

“MOVE!” Fabien calls out, and his club members make a hole for him to get to his room.

Skull is right inside the doorway talking to Charlotte, who is holding Leah up to her chest with a knife to her neck.

She must have already cut her because their blood was rolling down her temple and chest. Phoebe gasps and covers her mouth at the sight. I try to move her away, but she shakes me off.

“Baby, you ok?” Fabien keeps his voice even, but Leah doesn’t say a word.

“Easy with that knife, Charlotte. She’s already bleeding enough. Put it down, and let’s talk.” Phoebe pulls me down to whisper in my ear.

“The balcony,” I shake my head, not understanding when her eyes narrow.

“Cowboy, come with me.” She grabs the man and goes over the the next room.

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