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Javi stands frozen for a moment, his heart racing as he looks down at her body. He never wanted this.
He never wanted to kill her.

Gelia: (stepping out from hiding, her voice soft)
"It was her or us."

Javi nods, but the weight of his decision is crushing. He holsters his gun and looks down at Lleona one
last time, feeling the loss of a friend, a partner. Then, without another word, he turns to Gelia and
Abigaile.

Javi: (grimly)
"We need to go. Now."

They hurry off into the night, leaving Lleona behind, but Javi knows this is just the beginning. The lines
have been drawn, and there’s no turning back now.

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