Page 35 of The Revenge (The Insiders Trilogy 3)

He was looking.

He pushed her to her knees.

The gun was out.

He looked up, right at me.

And he smiled—my chest squeezed.

I’d forgotten.

I’d forgotten!

Bam!

I jerked upright. Someone was screaming.

It was bloodcurdling.

“Hey.” A soothing hand. Down my hair. “Hey. Hey, Bailey. Baby.”

Whispered and frenzied kisses.

I was rolled over.

There was still screaming. More shaking.

Then sobbing. Hiccups.

It was me.

I was the one screaming.

“Bailey!” I was pushed down, and a body came over me.

I froze, the same panic as before. My fists were up. I was fighting. Shoving.

I had to get free.

I had to get my—

“Bailey!”

A mouth came down over me.

It was Kash.

That was him.

It was his mouth kissing me.

That got through.

Everything quieted, except there was a pounding. A thumping sound.

I gasped as Kash lifted his mouth. He ran a hand down my face, a face that was sweating.

Sweat mixed with tears.