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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuySTcxYW39
"Don't come any closer," she called out to Godfredo.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrsfK1Ra35
"Ay, you're a perra desagradable, I'll give you that," said Godfredo as he inched toward Mischa with his gun raised.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtc3EsE1MR
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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDpaOEhQ4S
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?400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqHuY7qNXG
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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUN0eny9kG
Do something, Mischa!400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTr3Pdwcbgt
"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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdzGodNAlw
"I'll do it, Godfredo. I'll kill him." She moved the gun to Benito's forehead. Benito was on the verge of collapsing.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUy3nw92BK
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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8Xue5eYCa
His eyes gained focus. He steeled himself.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb39HRXHmhp
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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl66oG6gUFZ
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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD76sUpcfM0
Egor stood against the wall just below the movie screen, stunned. He looked at Drake and then at her.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmOhnH5Tqy
"Drake!" he said. He cleared his throat, as if he were trying to recover. "Drake, thank God...."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7c2IqQjS7
"Egor, tell me something." Drake aimed the gun at him. "Who told the warden that Rihanna was an acceptable loss?"400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MNUgH5nza
"Not me," he said, raising his hands in surrender. "That was all Delannoy."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEddlAHKHG1
"Yes, well, I've already dealt with Delannoy."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ019mjRNFUu
"Drake, I swear...."400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYL5zNFYULg
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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyxjGD2LnB
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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotLFxTf16p
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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FCl1Tn7YA
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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHg0C9re99h
"Drake," she said. "Was Sebastian part of this?"400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqhfXb5xeh
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.400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZMpxexeYt
She thought she knew what he meant. "The truth," she aid. "Once and for all, Drake. I want the fucking truth!"400Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0PYN9bovt
