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Sunny threw herself in front of Kyle–who was holding his hand to his nose and struggling to
get to his feet–and tried to shield him with her tiny bodyThis knocked him off balance, back to
the floor, and he groaned
“C'mon,” Ian snarled, dragging me away from them without a backward glance
“Ian –”
He wrenched me roughly along, making it impossible for me to speakI had no
idea what to say
I saw everyone's startled face flash by in a blurI was worried he was going to upset the
unnamed womanShe wasn't used to anger and violence
And then we jerked to a stopJared was blocking the exit
“Have you lost your mind, Ian?” he asked, shocked and outraged“What are you doing to her?”
“Did you know about this?” Ian shouted back, shoving me toward Jared and shaking me at
him
“You're going to hurt her!”
“Do you know what she's planning?” Ian roared
Jared stared at Ian, his face suddenly closed off
That was answer enough for Ian
Ian's fist struck Jared so fast that I missed the blow–I just felt the lurch in his body and saw
Jared reel back into the dark hall
“Ian, stop,” I begged
“Youstop,” he growled back at me
He yanked me through the arch into the tunnel, then pulled me northI had to almost run to
keep up with his longer stride
“O'Shea!” Jared shouted after us
“I'mgoing to hurt her?” Ian roared back over his shoulder, not breaking pace“Iam?You
hypocritical swine! ”
There was nothing but silence and blackness behind us nowI stumbled in the dark, trying to
keep up
It was then that I began to feel the throbbing from Ian's grip