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“We’re in Sergio’s apartment, and he’s on his way up! What do we do?” I panicked.
I flew out of the bedroom and into the living room.
“We have to leave,” I said.
I wrenched open the front door, motioning for Mya to follow.
“What’s going on?” she asked.
“Sergio’s part of the cartel,” I said.
We ran into the hallway. Muffin followed behind with her pizza box.
“Let’s use the stairs,” I said, scurrying as fast as my legs would carry me.
Sergio would most likely take the elevator. If we did too, we would end up running into him. I flung the staircase door open. Crap! I immediately spotted the top of Sergio’s head. He was running up the stairs and rounding the corner.
“Nadia!” he shouted.
“s**t!” I retreated through the door and into the hallway, taking Mya with me. There was no wa
