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"She's your sister She loves you," Luca insisted

"Love Who gives a shit about love? What a waste of ti me alone to handle it"

"Or what? Celenia, what is your end game here?"

"Freedom to use your ports"

"That is not going to happen," Luca told her with calm certainty

It happened so fast

I should have anticipated it

Celenia always had a fierce and fast teh

But even if I had, I probably wouldn't have been fast enough to act

Her finger slipped to the trigger

"No!" I shrieked,she was less likely to shoot me Because I was her sister Because I was no threat to her

I should have known better

The bullet ripped throughpain that made my whole arm throb

But then Luca's hand was grabbing round

I heard the shots before I even hit the cement