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assistant and my mom to make sure she, Bobby and Brody are somewhere safe until we go.
Yeah, I can do that. Oh, and congrats on getting Robert as your step-father. Drew
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snickered. I had him as a father-in-law long enough to know he s a handful.
Tell me about it, Kurt said, under his breath. Okay, Devan do me a favor and don t
argue about any of this. Go with Drew while I run up and handle the arrangements. Do your best
to talk him into coming with us. I love you.
He captured my lips with his and thrust his tongue into my mouth. The kiss was filled
with love, concern and passion. I knew then that I was dead wrong when I accused him of using
me. My entire body lit with his touch and I found myself turning into him, pressing myself to
him and moaning as I bit at his lower lip.
Kurt s breathing was ragged and his kiss intense. Letting out a rather painful sounding
groan, he pushed gently on my shoulders and pulled back from me. Devan, I need to get you
somewhere safe and if you keep that up we won t be doing anything but& He stopped and
stared back at Drew. Yeah, go. Don t worry about packing. I ll buy whatever we need. And
before you yell I am not trying to buy you.
I know. I love you. Smiling, I watched as he took off for the door.
Drew put his hands on my shoulder. Let s get you somewhere safer than here.
Drew? I asked as he moved in front of me.
His blue eyes narrowed. Yeah?
I m proud of you.
A slow smile crept over his face. Thank you. That means a lot to me. Taking my hand
in his, he went to lead me to the door.
Drew?
He pulled me behind him and held firm to me. I went to try to go around him but found
he refused to loosen his grip. Drew.
Devan Charter? a strange voice asked.
My brow furrowed as I twisted my wrist, broke Drew s hold and stepped to the side. I m
here.
No! Drew shouted as everything around me seemed to move in slow motion.
A man dressed head to toe in black stood there with a gun pointed directly at me. Drew
was suddenly in motion, charging at him. The man turned the gun on Drew.
No! I shouted, rushing forward. The man hesitated and then fired.
Drew lurched backwards, his body moving unnaturally. Somehow, he managed to kick
the gun free of the assailant. Before I knew it, the man was practically on top of me, pulling a
hunting knife from his side. Training that I was positive I d never have the nerve to use kicked
in.
He struck fast. I kicked out, going for the forearm of the hand with the knife. It knocked
him off balance. As he fell, he thrust the knife forward, catching my upper thigh. White-hot pain
surged through me as I went to the floor with him. Bright red liquid seemed to spit out of
somewhere. I could only assume it was mine as my entire body slammed into the floor.
The man rolled at me and my vision blurred. I struck out quickly, not caring what part of
him I hit, only caring that I did hit him. I came into contact with his throat. He grabbed it and I
hit him again, this time only managing to knock him to the side.
As I went to sit up, a wave of dizziness overcame me. I could feel sweat dripping down
my face. The man was suddenly above me, with a weapon in hand again and aiming directly at
me.
My vision blurred again as a massive weight of some sort moved over me, covering my
body. I heard the sound of the silenced gun firing and the weight on me went limp. I thought I
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heard shouting but I wasn t sure. Everything was fuzzy. It took me a minute to realize it was
Drew on me, protecting me.
Something crashed to the floor next to me. The next thing I knew the weight on me was
being removed and people were surrounding me.
Devan! Kurt screamed out, pulling me into his arms. Oh God, baby. You re ice cold.
Call 9-1-1, Gideon said, pushing past Kurt. She s in shock. Get me a blanket.
Reaching out, I went for the weight that had been on me, instinctively knowing it had
been my ex-husband. Drew took the bullet for me, I whispered, suddenly feeling very tired.
Kurt, put your hand here and push to stop the bleeding. I need to try to help Drew.
I blinked several times before I surrendered to the black abyss.
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Epilogue
Hey, a deep, familiar voice whispered as I peeked out from heavy lids.
My vision was blurred at first but the second I spotted a head of blond I knew who was
next to me in the dimly lit room. Jake?
He nodded as he leaned forward in his chair. I d ask you how you re feeling but you
look like crap. He winked. Just kidding, Devs. You look amazing.
Yeah, I exhaled loudly, well, I feel like crap.
Jake motioned towards the back corner of the room. I looked to find Kurt asleep in a
rather uncomfortable looking chair. He clutched something in his hand and as it came into focus,
I gasped. Is that my thank you note to him? The one I wrote for&
His help with your Latin homework when you were fifteen? Jake asked, touching my
arm lightly. Yeah. Wynona brought in a few of his keepsakes because she thought they might
help him. He s not doing so good.
My chest tightened. Was he hurt?
Not physically. Emotionally he s spent. The hospital security staff was called in the
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