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Darkness clouded Ridley’s vision and pulled her downward, and she was pretty sure she lost consciousness for a few moments. Then her stomach heaved, and she almost threw up. Gasping and swallowing, she peeled her eyelids apart to find that the only thing keeping her upright was Archer’s arm pinning her to his side. His other hand pointed the gun at Lawrence. “Give me the flash drive,” he growled.
Lawrence sighed. “I thought I might see her—” he nodded at Ridley “—but you’re an unpleasant surprise. I thought you were in hospital.”
“You can give me the flash drive,” Archer said, “or I can put a bullet through you and then take it.”
“Fine, fine,” Lawrence drawled. He removed the flash drive from an interior pocket of his jacket and slid it across the table. Archer let go of Ridley just
