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Chapter Fifty-Four
Crossing Swords
Keelan’s breath hitched at the voice and with a startled growl, Landon immediately twisted her behind him. “Keelan, run!”
The small door in the far corner was open. Standing on the threshold was a tall man dressed in a black hat and cloak. In his hand, a saber, honed and lethal, glinted in the low flickering light.
That voice.
Fear crept up her throat as Landon pushed her into the dark shadows of the wall, toward the far door. “He sounds like one of the men who took me from my bedroom.” Daniel had taught her how to defend herself with a dagger and a sword, but he hadn’t been able to teach her how to defend herself against the terror freezing her limbs and numbing her mind.
Think. What would Daniel tell her to do? Use what you have on you and nea
