Kade sighs, as if this isn’t traumatic or terrifying in the slightest. “Last chance.” His voice is clipped. “Back off.” He laughs before baring his teeth. “Or what? I’m one of five leaders here, and I—” Kade pulls the trigger. I jump with a strangled gasp as the blast rings in my ears. The man’s body falls to the ground, lifeless – dead – while red trickles from the hole between his eyes.
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Ms. Dess
