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Morgan froze as the shrill alarm filled the courtyard and darkness sparked a panic amongst the hundreds of people crammed into the tiny space.
Someone screamed and shouts erupted as the mass of bodies began to surge for the exits. Morgan felt Jake's hand on her arm and they pushed sideways to stand against one of the marble columns as the tide of panicked humanity swept around them.
"We need to go in the opposite direction," Jake said close to her ear. "Away from this emergency exit."
Morgan pressed back against the pillar, feeling the cool weight of the gun against her back. They had made the decision to carry weapons after Barcelona, but the Barak SP-21 pistol was next to useless in this crowd in the dark. She thought of the man's face, his ruined eye that did nothing to diminish h
