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Shirley fell off the stool with her hand holding her neck; I heard her helpless gasps and the sharp accusation in her eyes caused a tear in my heart.

I felt Vyn throw us to the ground when more shots rang out in the bar, his strong body covered mine but I heard every scream of pain and panic as people hurried to safety.

“His name is-is,” Shirley wheezed, keeping her eyes on me for the first time all evening. “You ne-ed to kn-ow that his name isn’t rea-lly ku-ku-kurtis.”

I crawled out from under Vyn’s body, removing my shirt in the process to put pressure on the gunshot wound on her neck. Her eyes were glazed over and she had lost power in her arm to do it herself.

“It’s okay, Shirley.” I didn’t know if I was comforting her or myself. “You’ll be alright, I promise.”

She smiled and closed her eyes. “It’s o-ver f-or me. Hi-s na-me isn’t Kurtis.”

“You already said that, Shirley,” I said patiently, holding back tears when my shirt got soaked with her blood. “What’s his name? Help me catch
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