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Vincent and Harrison both cursed, but Wyatt ignored theed to the side of the doorway It was too da directly inside, but he wasn’t walking in now andthe exterior wall, he crouched down as he half-crawled half-walked Three s over, he pulled out his pocket-sized flashlight and peered inside Graffiti covered every wall and there were brownish stains on cru tiles, but it was otherwise e the briefcase inside, he hoisted himself over then pulled out his Colt 45 Unlike Iris’s favorite gun, his weapon wasn’t custoe s well--including hit any target

His shoes were silent against the industrial carpet as he ainst a wall, Wyatt called on his for and swept out into the hall, weapon raised

Empty

It was as if he’d never left the Marines as he cleared the next three roo hallway

"Back four rooms, west side are clear," Vincent said, his voice barely a whisper

"Back four, east side also clear" This tiave his status update but paused when he heard a slight shuffling sound somewhere in front of him It ca this hallway

Ducking back into one of the roorabbed a flat soccer ball with peeling green paint he’d seen, then cautiously stepped back into the hall As he neared the next door he paused then hauled back and tossed the ball into the first roorenade

Shots went off, exploding into the quiet with brutal intensity as his decoy worked Harrison was asking for a status update in his earpiece, but Wyatt ignored him "The place is surrounded and I know you don’t have Iris anymore! Give yourself up, Thorton"

"Fuck you!" Another three rounds slah the plaster of the wall As far as Wyatt knew, Thorton didn’t have any training, but that didn’t round and shot back through the wall in the direction the bullets had come from Thorton cried out and Wyatt heard a thump, but he couldn’t be sure if he’d hit hie anymore and I don’t think you want to die Coive a shit about working things out, but he wanted Thorton brought to justice More importantly, he wanted to know if he had any partners, if Wyatt needed to be worried about anyone else co after him or Iris

"Fuck you" This ti all this, Thorton? I knew your father and he was a good uard down "Did Keibler drag you into thison?"

Harrison informed Wyatt that he and Vincent were on their way, but Wyatt reht Thorton wouldn’t respond then he started laughing, thea shiver down Wyatt’s spine "You’re so…fucking arrogant" He coughed, the sound wet and gurgled, as if he was choking on his own blood "Keibler knew…nothing This was all …to h

Once he was silent Wyatt tried again "You don’t sound so good Why don’t you coet the hell out of this place

Thorton started half-laughing, half-coughing "Neither of us…are getting out of here" The way he said it, so sure of himself made all the hair on the back of Wyatt’s neck stand up

Shit "Vincent, Harrison, get the fuck out of here now The place is rigged" The two ave hi out

He couldn’t be sure, but after the way Keibler had died, his gut told him to run For all Wyatt knew this was a scare tactic, but he wouldn’t bet his life on it and more importantly, he wouldn’t bet anyone else’s on it either He sprinted toward the nearest open door and dove through one of the s Pain pierced his upper arnored it as he rolled onto the hard ground Shoving up, he ran toward the street, his legs and lungs straining as he pushed himself to haul ass

Once he’d cleared the street and was al parallel to the one Thorton was in, he finally slowed and turned "You guys clear?"