Page 35 of The Revenge (The Insiders Trilogy 3)

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He was looking.

He pushed her to her knees.

The gun was out.

He looked up, right at me.

And he smiled—my chest squeezed.

I’d forgotten.

I’d forgotten!

Bam!

I jerked upright. Someone was screaming.

It was bloodcurdling.

“Hey.” A soothing hand. Down my hair. “Hey. Hey, Bailey. Baby.”

Whispered and frenzied kisses.

I was rolled over.

There was still screaming. More shaking.

Then sobbing. Hiccups.

It was me.

I was the one screaming.

“Bailey!” I was pushed down, and a body came over me.

I froze, the same panic as before. My fists were up. I was fighting. Shoving.

I had to get free.

I had to get my—

“Bailey!”

A mouth came down over me.

It was Kash.

That was him.

It was his mouth kissing me.

That got through.

Everything quieted, except there was a pounding. A thumping sound.

I gasped as Kash lifted his mouth. He ran a hand down my face, a face that was sweating.

Sweat mixed with tears.

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