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I nodded because my lips suddenly would notfrom the corner of my vision

“Behind you,” I cried out

He spun around just as the short man pulled his ar motion, and there was a flash of silver in the sht from a chandelier above

Madden grunted and stuht next to me now When he looked up, I saw pain in his eyes and thenI looked down

A knife handle protruded froh his jacket, dripping onto the white marble floor

All sensation drained from my body I was numb

“Oh god” I lifted my hand but didn't knohat to do

“It’ll be okay,” he said, his voice filled with pain

Madden wrapped his fingers around the hilt and yanked I screaain hi the bloody blade to the floor with a clatter

The shorthi to see if it’s prey was ready to die or not

Madden suddenly reached out and grabbed the shorter man by the lapels of his coat, pulled his ar him to the floor Madden turned toward me His chest rose and fell with each harsh breath

“Get out of here,” he said, his breath wheezing “I’ll handle them”

The set up His cheek ollen and his eye was closing already

I shrieked and pointed when I saw hiht do next

Madden ju it down, again and again, crashing into the smaller man’s face

I screa my face to hide the sound and vision of the violence I was seeing

Finally, it was over

Madden had collapsed atop the small man and they were both motionless

There was a pool of blood beneath the I moved slowly tohere Madden lay, unconscious now