Page 224 of The Dark Stranger

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Glass shatters.

Someone screams.

Lionetti stumbles, his hand going to his chest.

Blood.

Dark. Wet.

He falls.

Jenna screams.

She’s hit.

Shoulder.

Blood spreading.

She drops.

Cesario moves fast.

He’s on me before I can react.

His hand closes around the gun. Twists.

I try to hold on, but he’s too strong.

The gun flies from my hands, skittering across the floor.

Then his fist connects with my jaw.

White-hot pain.

My vision goes black.

I hit the ground hard.

And then everything goes dark.

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