As the seconds ticked by, Dorothy felt her heart sink deeper and deeper.

The horrifying thought crossed her mind - if, if she were violated by Lane... she couldn't bear the thought of living on!

Even though she knew Everett would tell her he didn't mind, that it didn't matter to him, Dorothy couldn't accept it for herself. Suddenly.

There was a scattering of footsteps outside the apartment building.

Dorothy and Lane turned almost at the same time towards the source of the noise-

It was Kenneth.

His hands were tied, and he had been brought here.

"Mr. Lane, here's the person you asked me to bring."

"Alright," Lane gestured with his hand that the messenger could leave, then his gaze landed on Dorothy and Kenneth, a sly smile forming, "What, pretending you don't know each other in front of me? This act is too fake!"

Dorothy looked at the man before her, his face and body covered in wounds and blood, and she nearly lost her composure!

her find the antidote, he could have stayed out of it entirely. "Kenneth, if you just come clean about how you've been signaling the

soon as Lane finished speaking,

and kicked him

to keep his balance. He fell

insane? He said he didn't betray you! What did Kenneth do

shifted back to Dorothy, "It hurts

speak, unsure which word

had become

Lane had a black handgun

dilated at

"What are you doing?!"

you protect him really pisses me off," Lane gritted his teeth, his voice laced with

to rush forward, to snatch the gun

life with a single

wasn't

rate of a gunshot was well understood by everyone

Kenneth suddenly spoke, "He won't believe anything you say now, I've explained that there's

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