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"You''re working for Lucas, Kelly said, her voice unwavering, even in the midst of the chaos. "He sent you to Seaville, didn''t he? You''re the one who links him to cau."
Wally''s face contorted into a mocking sneer. "You know too much for your own good."
Before Kelly could move, he lunged at her, the knife sliding through the air, aimed for her throat.
These men were killers, trained in precision and brutally. Every motion was deadly, their strikes swift and calcted.
Faye stood paralyzed, terror pinning her in ce. Her breath caught in her throat, her body trembling in fear.
Kelly didn''t flinch. She remained rooted to the spot, her feet unyielding to the panic that threatened to take over. She tilted her head back, bracing for impact. In that heartbeat, as the de came down, she, drove the fruit knife deep into Wally''s carotid artery.
Warm blood sprayed across her hands as she staggered back. Her knees buckled beneath her, and she copsed, the metallic scent of blood filling her senses. She pressed her hand against the wound, but the flow wouldn''t stop.
As a doctor, Kelly knew the cut wasn''t deep enough to sever her windpipe. She wasn''t going to die just yet. But Wally... He was on borrowed time.
Wally gasped, his expression morphing into shock and fury as he gripped the knife embedded in his neck. He dropped to his knees, his gaze locking onto Kelly''s with a mixture of disbelief and rage.
"I''ve severed your carotid artery," Kelly muttered, her voice strained. She still held her neck, fighting the blood that refused to slow. "If you pull that knife out, you''re done for."
With blood-slick fingers, Kelly grabbed the short de from the floor, her grip shaky but determined. She yanked Wally''s hair back, pressing the knife to his throat with chilling precision. Her eyes flickered toward the figures gathering outside the door.
The blood continued to pour, staining her shirt a dark red, but her face remained pale, ''eyes hollow with resolve. She wasn''t begging for mercy; instead, there was a deadly calm in her demeanor, a stillness that froze the air around her. "Step back," Kellymanded her voice as sharp as the de at Wally''s throat. "Or I''ll kill him."
Wally froze. He wouldn''t try to pull the knife out and see what would happen. Instead, he told his men to back off
The group hesitated, frozen by the sight of her unwavering defiance. Fear crept into their movements, the uncertainty of what to do next palpable in the air.
Wally didn''t expect this. A woman, particrly one so fragile-looking, wasn''t supposed to be the one to stop him.
"You''ve been to Solmaris, haven''t you?" Kelly''s voice was weak, blood staining her lips as she spoke. "It''s hell there."
Her vision blurred, the edges of her world fading, but she forced a faint smile as she looked at him. Her
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Kelly let go of Wally, her hand still clutching her neck, and took a wobbly step back. Her eyes found Gary''s, filled with pain and desperation.
"He... he works for Lucas. Don''t let him dic," she rasped her voice barely above a whisper before it trailed
off.
Her vision went dark as everything around her began to spin.
"Kelly!" Gary''s voice cracked as he rushed to her, his breathing in frantic gasps. "Kelly..."
"Call an ambnce! Someone, call an ambnce!" Gar shouted, panic seeping into every word.
"Kelly, Kelly..." Faye''s voice echoed in Kelly''s ears, her cries mingling with Oscar''s franticmands.
The world felt like it was spinning out of control-too many voices, too much noise. Everything blurred, the chaos surrounding her growing louder and more oppressive. And then, darkness swallowed it all.
The noise was overwhelming, a deafening roar that seemed to swallow everything around her.
"Kelly, if I don''t make it back... will you take this to my parents'' graves? Please, go see them for me," his voice came through, thick with finality, a plea she could never ignore.
"Kelly, run! Don''t look back!"
"Don''t look back, Kelly ... "
Then, silence. Complete and utter silence. Only the fading echoes of Zev and Michael lingered, haunting the edges of her thoughts.
In all her years, only Michael had ever made her feel like there was no turning
back. Now, Zev joined him in that tragic certainty.
But they had both died trying to save her.
Why wasn''t it her? Why wasn''t she the one who died?
"Zev, please... don''t go ... I have nothing left...
Her voice broke into the silence, a fragile whisper that seemed to vanish before it
could even reach the air.
She had nothing now. Not anymore.
And now, even Zev? Gone?
"Kelly!"
She shot awake, her heart hammering in her chest, her breath ragged and
shallow as she frantically Scanned her surroundings.
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"Don''t worry, you''re safe. This is a military hospital. Everything here is top secret,pletely secure. No one from Beau or rissa''s side can find you here," Gary''s voice was steady, reassuring, as he sat by her
side.
Kelly turned her eyes toward the window. Night had already fallen.
Had she really been unconscious for that long?
"The wound wasn''t deep. You lost a lot of blood, but you''ll heal. You''ll be okay,"
Gary continued, his voice soft, almost like he was trying tofort her.
“Did Wally... did he die?" Kelly asked, her voice barely a whisper.
"You knew where to strike. He didn''t pull the knife, so we were able to stabilize him, Gary answered, his eyes holding aplicated expression. He didn''t need to say anything more. He understood now, in some
way.
He could see why someone like Zev-reckless, unpredictable, but with a strange depth-would care so much for Kelly.
She had been so unnervingly calm in the face of it all.
It was unsettling, even to those who had seen their fair share of danger.
No wonder she had survived five years in Solmaris.
People who made it out of that hell didn''t fear death the way others did. They
were numb to it.
And Kelly-Kelly was a doctor.
"He said ... he killed Zev. I was ready to let him die," Kelly whispered, her voice
breaking as the weight of
the truth sank in.
When Wally told her he had killed Zev, Kelly had wanted to die with him.
He had shed her throat. She had driven the knife into his neck.
Together, they were supposed to die.
Gary''s fists clenched, his knuckles turning white as anger shed across his face.
"We were always watching over Zev. We made sure we could protect him when Lucas''s men showed up. But then we got word that you''d been sent to a psychiatric hospital. Zev went off n, went rogue, and rushed to save you. After that, he disappeared."
Kelly remained silent, staring up at the ceiling. Tears fell, one by one, slipping down her cheeks and soaking into her hair.
"This is what he wanted me to give you," Gary said, his voice low as he stood and ced an envelope on her pillow. He lingered for a moment, before turning to
leave.
At the door, Faye spoke up, her voice tiny, filled with concern. "Sir, is... is Kelly going to die?"
Gary shook his head slowly, his expression softening. "No, she won''t die."
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