Page 112 of One More Chance

“The FBI are on their way down here. You’re done. It’s over,” she said. “Whatever you’re doing down here, you won’t get to finish it.”

Rage built in her, not just for what he’d done to her but for these children lying helplessly in their beds. If only she could kill him for what he’d done.

Maizie’s voice came from her phone speaker. “Bruce and I would like you to know that killing him doesn’t get Jax back.”

Ramon asked, “How about a citizen’s arrest? Are we allowed to do that?”

“You cannot stop me.” Buzard didn’t move. “You cannot stop any of us.”

The look in his eye was unsettling. This felt wrong. Her head was pounding, her thoughts swirling around like a whirlpool in her mind. She looked at Ramon but couldn’t figure out what to say or what should happen next.

His eyes were glassy and slightly unfocused.

From her phone, she heard, “They shut the feed down. Someone hacked my system and stopped the broadcast! We’re blind.”

Buzard’s lips curled back, revealing neat rows of white teeth. “I guess it’s over.”

Ramon lifted his gun, and she had to step in. Kenna shoved his aim to the side, and they both stumbled. Her hands braced against the floor. She needed to get up but couldn’t figure out how to do it.

“No.” She got up, pushing upright and finding her weapon. Moving on instinct.

She was kneeling, so she aimed the weapon at the fleeing man and squeezed the trigger.

The sound echoed through her head.

Doctor Buzard hit the floor at the end of the room, his hands pushing the door open. A spray of blood coated the door.

She had to know he was dead.

Kenna grabbed Ramon’s arm and tugged. “Come on.”

She managed to get up but didn’t move. Like she’d forgotten what she was doing. Who didn’t sometimes walk into a room and forget what they’d gone in there for?

She turned to Ramon.

“Why do I feel like this?” Ramon crawled over to Axel, shoved him to his back, and pressed two fingers to his neck. “He’s alive.”

Alive. Dead.

“The doctor.” Kenna went to Buzard, doing what Ramon had just done but finding no pulse in the doctor’s neck. “He’s dead.”

Ramon swore loudly.

She shared the sentiment, given the situation, but didn’t like hearing those harsh consonants. “Jax.” Tears gathered in her eyes.

Maizie said, “I have an update about that.”

Kenna frowned. “What is it?”

“As soon as you found the doctor, Bruce made a call. The law office answered.”

“Did he betray us?” Kenna had to ask, even if she didn’t want to know the answer.

“No. He’s giving them a shot to do us a favor. To earn our trust back.”

“I don’t want to trust them.” Kenna needed to focus on finishing this operation so they could get out of here. Get him back.

But how? Nicola was trying to escape, and the doctor was dead.

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