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“What do you mean? What happened?” I demand

anxiously.

“The damage was pretty extensive,” he explains gravely.

“She lost a lot of blood and there were too many internal

injuries to repair completely.”

My heart feels like it’s breaking as I listen to him speak.

Emma didn’t deserve any of this. She was just an innocent

victim caught up in something far bigger than herself.

“We need to find out who did this,” I say firmly. “And we

need to make them pay.” I pretty much know who did this

but I want to make sure I get the right guy. I want that

motherfucker choking on his own blood.

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The man nods solemnly before turning back towards the

Operating Room. I’m going to start working on finding Ian

and Joseph. So I can make them fucking pay!

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Emma

I wake up feeling groggy and disoriented. I hear

beeping and I smell a lot of antiseptic and rubbing alcohol. I

don’t try to open my eyes just yet as I hear some quiet

whispers. I’m trying to figure out who the hell is talking. I

feel warm, not freezing as I usually am. I don’t feel weighed

down, and I don’t hear the sound of chains clanking

together. Where the hell am I?

I hear soft footsteps come near me, and then a voice - it’s a

nurse, she’s checking the monitors and typing something in

the computer. I slowly began to open my eyes. The light is

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