Hanna stood at the door at the top of the stairs, she could see it was unlocked but she hadn't opened it yet. Ethan was on the steps behind her, nervously wondering what she was doing. She put a finger over her mouth, signalling him to keep quiet.
Hanna pressed an ear to the door then pushed it open slowly to confirm what she already knew, there were no other gang members around. She assessed the small room in an instant , glancing from the table and chairs in the centre to the drawers and cabinets on her left, before checking the two other doors.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4F8YoIsLlT
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Satisfied they were alone for the moment, she turned her attention to the table in the other corner, piled high with assorted items. She found her clothes, thrown on top, and quickly dressed before starting to search the room.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbc29ykw33I
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Ethan followed her into the room hesitantly, closing the door behind him. Hanna silently pointed out at the table in the corner to him and Ethan started looking through the pile as she continued her search. He found the rest of his clothing then kept searching for his bag .133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZe8iCdc1v
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Hanna checked the drawers and cabinets for anything useful. Unfortunately, it seemed like these criminals were smart enough not to leave guns lying around but she found another knife, which she took. She didn't favour the idea of going up against their captors with only two small knives, but her first preference was not to fight at all.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVRgPImizB
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Ethan frowned as he looked through his bag, it had evidently been searched. The one thing he needed was missing. He slung the bag from the table over his shoulder and started searching the room.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6f7p97wy9
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"We need to go," Hanna whispered to him urgently.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SODNVzzws
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Ethan looked like he wanted to protest, but he nodded and followed her. He followed her through one of the doors into a long corridor, with various doors interspersed on either side. Hanna headed right to the end and listened at the door. She heard voices, getting louder. She resisted the urge to curse, they were coming towards this door.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSv4QFyCqjP
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Hanna tried to use hand signals to tell Ethan to hide but he just looked confused. She sile ntly huffed in frustration and pulled him through the side door closest to them, which seemed to be some kind of storage area filled with crates and drums.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOnFlza5xM
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"Hide," Hanna whispered to him urgently. He ducked behind one of the large crates while Hanna positioned herself beside the door, ready to attack with the knife if someone came through.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGaUa2ucEi
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She heard footsteps behind the door and held her breath.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zWXxPhA4Z
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The footsteps stopped. Then started again. The sounds were becoming fainter now. She exhaled silently in relief. She heard the opening and closing of a door.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyzS2bc9Hn
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She opened the door a crack to peek out into the hall, the coast was clear now. She waited a second just to be sure, but all she could hear was her own steady breathing and Ethan's more anxious breaths behind her.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo78TBtlqO7
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"It's clear. Come on," Hanna whispered to Ethan.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVzv1ryhOj
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Hanna went back to the door at the end of the hall, approaching cautiously as Ethan hovered over her shoulder.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuaMlQ8SBq
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"Stay back," Hanna whispered, holding the knife at the ready, and Ethan took a step back.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkC4JZAgEHg
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As she cracked open the door, Hanna felt a cold breeze brush past her face, tinged with the scent of dead flesh. She peeked inside and saw a body on the metal table. Or rather, the majority of a body. She knew what this room was. She'd been in many like it before. She froze, her breath stuck in her throat.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzhnsELqv0
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"What is it?" Ethan whispered from behind her.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwZOhi7rav
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His voice almost startled her as it crashed through her train of thought, but she forced herself to stay calm and collected. She didn't want him to see that. She refocused, there weren't any other exits in that room. They'd have to find another way out. "We can't go that way."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJgyjW2aHO
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"Why not?" Ethan asked in a whisper.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqTwZFhZ9l
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"No time, just go," Hanna said hurriedly, pushing him in the other direction. He followed as she cracked open a third door in the hall, which led to a small loading area. Meaning there would be an exit to the road. They'd almost made it out. She saw the exterior door, behind some drums, and started to cross the room quickly but stopped unexpectedly, almost causing Ethan to slam into her.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡes4cHHn6JG
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"Wait here. There's something I need to do," Hanna spoke at her normal volume.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQIhe5Yh1R
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Ethan looked from Hanna to the door, their escape route. "What could possibly be more important-" Ethan started, but then noticed she had already vanished. "Guess I'll wait here then," he muttered to himself.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOe8gN9xPRF
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He stood there awkwardly, unsure about what to do, watching the door they'd come through. He cracked open the exterior door and saw a parking lot with a few cars and a van. He could just... leave. She'd been crazy enough to head back in. He didn't have to sit around and get caught with her.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupL2EtLamn
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Ethan glanced back at the door to the hallway uncertainly. He noticed some car keys hanging conveniently on a hook next to the door and he grabbed them. This was probably the keys to one of the cars out there. At least this meant they’d have a quick getaway.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKyAt4y3cs
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Ethan waited, shifting uncertainly, trying to ignore his painful ankle. He decided to give her a few minutes. He owed her at least that much.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5X2LiHkxg
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It wasn't long before he smelled something odd. Then she reappeared right away, rushing through the door.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHlBp1CeS3
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"Done, we're leaving!" Hanna shouted, racing towards the exit.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOXzLP9VcT
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That was all the encouragement he needed. Ethan went out the exit and tried the keys on the van next to the door. Luckily, they were then right keys. He quickly got in the drivers seat and started the vehicle. He looked up to see Hanna busy was trying to jam the exterior door shut with a piece of scrap pipe.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUzWd4Kz2S
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"We need to go!" Ethan called to her.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7yOSiJc4X
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"Dammit," Hanna muttered, abandoning her task to rush around and climb in the passenger side.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhy1zeST0Pa
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Ethan started driving immediately, ignoring the pain in his leg from the motion, with no destination in mind at the moment.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bcvGx8Mzw
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"Sweet. I didn't know you knew how to steal a car," Hanna commented with a grin.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBxZJZadkJ
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Ethan looked at her like she was crazy. "I don't. I found the keys."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWo3M2xvGa
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"Oh, well, still nice work," Hanna remarked.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYGkFCWjDC
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Ethan kept his eyes on the road, trying to ignore the growing headache sitting in the back of his mind along with the rest of his injuries. Now, farther from the building, he could see a growing fire consuming the building in the rear view mirror.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDVrTleL1Z
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"Did you start that fire?" Ethan asked accusingly, fearing he already knew the answer.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAWrvFyuBb
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"I wasn't going to let them keep killing people," Hanna exclaimed angrily. The was half true. She wasn't going to leave tracks for the Crimson Keys, or worse, her family, to find. She crossed her arms and looked out the window.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVGRpOX0zj
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"What if there were other people trapped in there?!" Ethan protested.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4305SvOuqY
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Hanna let out a tired sigh then looked at him sadly. "I assure you, there were no other prisoners in there."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvW3mjZ1yu
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"How do you know?" Ethan asked, thrown off balance by her tone.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zV8Bio3DQ
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"Just trust me," Hanna answered. "We need to get somewhere safe."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YeJe2RHUN
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Ethan could see a sad look in her eyes and bit his tongue, letting the matter drop for now. "I know where to go."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1VULodAi1
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"Good, we need to switch cars. We can take mine, it's parked nearby." Hanna directed him to the parking lot and he parked beside her car.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ac5pDInQ8
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Hanna jumped out of the van, then reached under the car and pulled out the keys. She was in high spirits, meanwhile, Ethan was beginning to feel the strain of his injuries catching up to him.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZOCCvtieN
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Ethan let his forehead rest against the top of the steering wheel for a minute. "Can you drive?"133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IlSSMtm6C
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"Sure, no problem," Hanna answered in the middle of searching her car.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLzkm7YEqx
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Ethan could feel the adrenaline leaving his system as he got out of the van and into the passenger seat of Hanna's car. Hanna, finally managing to find the first aid kit, pulled it out of the trunk. She brought it around and set it down on the ground.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHux7UFZLhT
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"That ankle needs bandaging," Hanna remarked as she went to pull down his sock to look at it.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWGTRYt35g
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Ethan hadn't noticed his sock was soaked with blood. His makeshift bandage had been very... makeshift. He did want her help but he was more worried about what her touching him would start. Even her being this close was difficult.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmsE5fLDBp
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"No, don't touch me," Ethan said quickly, forcefulness lacing his voice. Hanna pulled back instantly, looking at him with concern. "You drive, I'll do it." It would be less risky for him to do it on his own and he was done with risky things for today.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgQLOtmJkU
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Hanna nodded and handed him the first aid kit before getting in the drivers seat. She started driving immediately, to get farther away from the fire and hopefully discourage any pursuers. "Where are we going?"133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3icojkaRvw
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"North. Out of the city," Ethan answered confidently.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UVLKfj1vK
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Hanna changed direction. "Make sure you eat and drink something. There's stuff in the glove compartment. It'll help with the blood loss."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcojPtyzoI
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Ethan found the water bottles and power bars Hanna had stashed in there. He dug in, feeling truly hungry for the first time in days. After devouring a couple power bars, he decided to look back though his bag. He tipped the sleeping pills out into his hand.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡniex3IFQN7
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Ethan looked at the pale pills in his hand, hesitating. He glanced over at Hanna. There was no doubt in his mind that he wouldn't be able to stand the whole trip with her sitting next to him. Yet, he couldn't think of a worse time to knock himself out. He had no idea what might happen while he was asleep. If they'd be followed or any other problems might come up.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZf3vIcsYtW
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He took a deep breath. Staying awake through this would be torture. Falling asleep could be dangerous. He closed his eyes and decided he'd have to trust her to get them there.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUv4q0Xc3h
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Hanna saw Ethan taking a bunch of pills and washing them down with half a water bottle, also observing the pill bottle was empty. "What's that?"133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWksoXIIBT
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"Something to help me sleep through this ride," Ethan answered before downing the rest of the water bottle.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCwCrN4q6w
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Hanna was surprised he hadn't fallen asleep already given how exhausted he appeared.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKXfuGjc2r
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"Do you have something to write with?" Ethan asked, looking around the vehicle.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCB5yRjlpl
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"Check the glove compartment," Hanna answered without taking her eyes off the road.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtW2PmJteGe
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Ethan found a notepad and pen then scribbled something down quickly. "This is the address." He handed her a slip of paper. It had an address with another number underneath.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFgAAfUWux
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Hanna took the paper, keeping her other hand on the wheel and glanced at it. "This is far. You're sure it's secure?" She placed it in the cup holder.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mfs2lB9et
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"Yes. No one will find us there." Ethan set to fixing up his ankle, it was good he had something to keep his mind occupied. The pain from cleaning it had helped push any thoughts of sex to the back of his mind.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrZiniHzrp
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Hanna glanced at him taping up the ankle. "Can you heal that like you did my bruises?"133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCMmA88NmH
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"What are you talking about?" Ethan asked, his voice slightly lacking sincerity.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFuOhFRgpO
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Hanna suspected he knew exactly what she was talking about. "When I woke up down there, I had some bad bruises but they were gone by the time we left. I assumed you did something to heal them."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXeTpXQPAu
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"I don't think so, maybe they weren't as bad as you thought?" Ethan suggested, responding quickly.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdPxrvb1En
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"Maybe," Hanna mused, still unconvinced.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oO8SsmSUB
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Ethan changed the topic, he could feel the medication beginning to work. "How did you learn how to do that?"133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIB3tLp7vjE
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"Do what?" Hanna asked, a slight smile passing her lips. "I've done a lot of things today."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHKJjShmkB
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"Fight," Ethan answered dryly. He resisted the urge to say 'murder'.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHGrQTpnXT
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The smile disappeared, replaced with a much more serious expression. Hanna paused for a moment before answering. "I've been in fighting classes since I was a kid. Having a weapon is easier." She tried to give him a reassuring, nonthreatening smile. "It also helps to be very, very lucky."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaQf82ViXN
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"I guess that makes sense," Ethan replied lazily, like he wasn't paying attention to the conversation he started.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtEBZ90Za4
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"I have a gun in the car too," Hanna revealed calmly. "But I'd prefer not to use it." She glanced to the rear view mirror. "I don't think anyone is going to follow us."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOXChfXonl
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"Do you know how to use it?" Ethan asked sleepily.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TLb9aqVYE
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"Of course, I wouldn't have it otherwise," Hanna answered dryly.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3EAfOkf5w
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"Makes sense." Ethan adjusted to a more comfortable position in his seat.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjfcCRGrZ1
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Hanna took a deep breath. She had questions she needed him to answer before he passed out. Small talk time was over. "Do you want me to call Alice?"133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxYWp0H8oR
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Ethan was suddenly more alert. "No," he replied firmly, without needing to think about it.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6iC2lkOyO
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That answer took Hanna by complete surprise. She'd expected him to at least consider asking for help from his ex-girlfriend. Her stomach dropped, realizing this was just another thing that she'd screwed up. "I'd explain what happened, I'm sure she'd help you-"133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSVJigFaWD
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"She wouldn't," Ethan interrupted.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEV9TEt795
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"You wouldn't prefer to have someone you know well with you for this?" Hanna asked. She waited for him to respond but he just sat there, staring out the window. She bit her lip nervously. "You two broke up, it wasn't even cheating. Plus it was in the middle of heat too, she can't get too upset over it."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1RjGjnMW0
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Ethan exhaled slowly. "She doesn't know I'm Charax."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96yglo1yCD
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"You could tell her?" Hanna suggested reluctantly, trying to hide her own disdain for the idea.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA729f853uN
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Ethan shook his head adamantly. "She doesn't know and it needs to stay that way."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASDUQRZKDt
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"She might... understand." Hanna wanted to at least given him the option. Maybe we could share, Hanna thought. She shook the thought of a threesome out of her head, this was a bad time for that sort of idea.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaj4pLQsVdR
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Ethan sighed, resting his elbow on the passenger door. "You don't know her. I wouldn't use the term 'understanding' to describe her."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEmJQ3Q1qb
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Hanna didn't know Alice that well, personally, but she'd dug up enough information on the older woman that she felt like she knew Alice. Maybe there was something she didn't know, it seemed odd that he'd reject his old girlfriend so easily. "But-"133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hzrkE8Xaf
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Ethan cut her off before she could even get started. "You don't get it. We broke up because I knew the heat was coming on. She would have freaked out when I wouldn't have been able to hide it from her."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUaQVotRIX
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"You won't know until you talk to her," Hanna stated hesitantly. You aren't sabotaging yourself, you're just giving him a choice, she thought in a poor attempt to reassure herself that she was doing the right thing.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JXe9kylXX
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Ethan scowled. "I'm not going to bet my life on that. On her."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJw6QBO5bJ
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"You're sure?" Hanna asked softly.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnOKIhXHpc
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"Yes. Just drop it," Ethan replied confidently.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fRu34JZxg
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"You'd rather have me?" Hanna asked in a small voice.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedJP8WflSD
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Ethan turned to look out the side window, not paying attention to the passing streetlights. "You knew what you were getting into."133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPToZEQCGH
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Not much of a yes, Hanna thought uncomfortably.
Ethan rubbed his temple. "I'm falling asleep, if this is a problem can we talk about this later?"133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9s1qqpknu
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"Uh, sure," Hanna agreed tentatively.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBXH9hLZEn
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"Don't call anyone, don't tell anyone. Please just go here to this address and wake me up when we get there," Ethan told her, still facing the side window.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQyR89iR3T
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"Okay." Hanna started driving silently.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdkFVCNSh4
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After a few minutes, Hanna noticed Ethan still wasn't asleep. He actually seemed to be getting more agitated. Didn't he just take a handful of sleeping pills? Hanna wondered.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYOfd71rs2
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A while later, Hanna noticed his nervous fidgeting. "Everything alright?"133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmywleDoxJY
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"No," Ethan answered irritably.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQxfrJLWpc
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Hanna glanced at home with concern. "Do you need me to stop?"133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtahKhmdMM2
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"What I need is for these drugs to kick in," Ethan said irritably, leaning his head back and pinching the bridge of his nose. It was difficult to ignore her presence now. The confined space didn't help either.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OtKx3TGdi
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Hanna glanced over at him quickly before turning her eyes back to the road. She wasn't keen on stopping in the middle of the trip for sex. She'd noticed how he looked... troubled even though they'd only been driving for half an hour. So she supposed it was a good thing he would be sleeping through the rest of the trip.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCTzOcoFYn
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Quickly enough after that, he fell into a deep sleep. His head was turned away from her but she could see the steady rise and fall of his chest. She thought he looked five years younger already, despite the bruises peeking out from under his clothing. Those reminded her that his recovery wasn't going to be as easy as a good night's sleep, in contrast to her own, given she felt almost completely healed.133Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuGKCCsMsh
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She hadn't noticed the wheel drifting as she had been looked at him. She suddenly jerked it back so they were driving straight again. Eyes on the road, she thought to herself. She doubled back and made some random turns before finally plugging the address into the GPS.
