“I’m sorry I let you down, Pen. I’m so fucking sorry for it all. Your pain,” he says, holding his fisted hand against his chest, “It’s mine now. That motherfucker won’t hurt you ever again. I’ll make sure of it.” “Xeno, you’re scaring me! What are you talking about?” My question is cut short when the lights suddenly go out, bathing us all in darkness. “Fuck!” Xeno whisper-shouts. “What?” “There’s no time. Know that I love you, Tiny,” he says fiercely, then I feel the sharp stab of a needle sliding into my neck and the cold intrusion of something liquid entering my veins. My body goes limp as
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