THE MOVIE SCREEN in front of them abruptly went blank and the overhead lights winked on. Whoever was running the projector had realized that nobody was watching Rocky IV at this point. And he was likely calling the police right now.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGuDvPFa8o
"Don't come any closer," she called out to Godfredo.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52gAcEOuum
"Ay, you're a perra desagradable, I'll give you that," said Godfredo as he inched toward Mischa with his gun raised.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4YSaQyJ6F
She still had her gun pressed into Benito's back. But it made no sense. Godfredo would shoot both of them, and claim that Benito got caught in the crossfire. Surely, Mischa Barton, the fugitive holding a hostage, would take the blame for everything.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhpTQKm7g6
Her whole body was in an uncontrollable quiver. She felt helpless. She had a gun but could she----could she really use it? She could do lots of things to protect herself---She had done lots of things----but shoot someone?409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35a4krAfs6
She could see the wide, fiery look on Godfredo's eyes as he advanced on her. He flanked to his left for a better angle.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriucru4Vh7
Do something, Mischa!409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡor8l1eFQZO
"I'll shoot," she said again, thinking it'd buy her a few seconds. That's what Godfredo wanted, more than anything. He wanted Benito to due by her hand, not his. Then he could shoot her and tell a really good story.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBMsPatdPK
"I'll do it, Godfredo. I'll kill him." She moved the gun to Benito's forehead. Benito was on the verge of collapsing.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZNYTX949i
A menacing grin played on Godfredo's face. He was now maybe ten feet from her. He had them in his sights. She watched him pause a moment. One final chance for her to do his dirty work for him and kill Benito McLaughlin.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVNrM20BWe
His eyes gained focus. He steeled himself.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVYmEJg2KB
Then he froze for a beat, his face going blank. The gun fell from his hands a moment before his legs gave out and he collapsed to the floor. A pool of blood quickly expanded near his forehead.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasA6vHrej8
She looked to the right. Drake. Drake was standing at the top of the same aisle that Benito and Mischa had traveled, holding a gun with a long piece on the end. She assumed it was a suppressor. She certainly hadn't fired the bullet.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQymEKqRPPQ
Egor stood against the wall just below the movie screen, stunned. He looked at Drake and then at her.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpelPizaX33
"Drake!" he said. He cleared his throat, as if he were trying to recover. "Drake, thank God...."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6HfL1A8Vr
"Egor, tell me something." Drake aimed the gun at him. "Who told the warden that Rihanna was an acceptable loss?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡER34TnKWMG
"Not me," he said, raising his hands in surrender. "That was all Delannoy."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgYjWd7uNe
"Yes, well, I've already dealt with Delannoy."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzrI7lW1vx
"Drake, I swear...."409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRv5zQ4r0yw
Those were the last words that Egor Tarabasov ever spoke. A black circle appeared between his eyes and his limp body crumpled to the ground.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oXmBnG9QZ
Drake lowered his weapon to his side and looked at Mischa. He was wearing the same expression she'd seen in Belroux, one of despair and regret. A single tear trickled down his face as he approached her.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOdd1qNhce
Benito broke free of her and started to run toward the other theater. She couldn't have stopped him if she wanted to. And she didn't want to.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡet4SbPKVnK
She pointed her gun at Drake, who stood before her, helpless, his own weapon at his side. For all she knew, he wanted her to shoot.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7oDQNgvXo
"Drake," she said. "Was Sebastian part of this?"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMbGoiZiTy
Drake's shoulders relaxed. He seemed to be past the deception. The jig was up, and he knew it. "I can give whatever answer you'd like," he said.409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMf3ZtnNr55
She thought she knew what he meant. "The truth," she aid. "Once and for all, Drake. I want the fucking truth!"409Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MhjHqAeeY
