THE SHOT THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
Pain exploded through Emily’s body.
Her breath hitched.
Her vision blurred.
The bullet tore through her side, white-hot agony searing through every nerve.
Her knees buckled.
James shouted her name.
Liam lunged forward.
Margaret stood there, lowering the still-smoking gun, her expression unreadable.
“Oh, Emily,” she sighed, shaking her head like a disappointed mother. “You never learn.”
Emily hit the floor.
A sharp gasp escaped her lips as her back collided with the cold marble. Blood pooled beneath her, warm, sticky, the scent of iron thick in the air.
She could hear James’s voice—desperate, raw.
Liam cursed under his breath, his gun raising.
But all Emily could focus on was Olivia.
Standing there. Watching.
Not moving.
Not helping.
Not st
