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CHAPTER 21- FIRST LOVE
“Y-you can’t.” She stammered and backed away.
Kara hugged herself. She did not know what came over her.
Then, the events that happened that afternoon came to her mind.
Kara squeezed her eyes shut, willing to blot it out of her mind. But every time she closed her eyes, she would see David’s bloodied face, causing her to shudder involuntarily.
“What is going to happen to David? Are you going to..” Kara swallowed hard.
The words could not come right out of her mouth.
She took a deep breath and faced Nico Bernardi bravely.
“Are you going to kill him?” The question came out hoarse. She was breathless.
So many gruesome thoughts ran through her head.
Nico Bernardi’s expression grew chiller.
“I do not have to explain myself to you or anyone else, Ms. Baxter.”
Kara bit her
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