You Married My Murderer: She's Wearing My Face

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the shrieking fire alarms, but it

hree feet from

ight air slipped in, and she wanted not

in flames. Thick, foul smoke rolled acr

r forehead into her eyes. Every survival instinct she

the main corridor, she

es towards the exit. A moment later,

omach

. Someone had bombed th

e...don't leave

voice, weak a

xit, then looked back d

a man would burn to d

," she m

n the door and ran st

hirt over her mouth and nose, coughing as sh

the door to th

as a compl

isted metal, and shattered glass scattered across the floor. In the middl

burned his face, and his eyes were squeezed shut. H

ropping to her knees among t

, though he kept his eyes shut. "Help

off you." Valerie grabbed

re out of h

palms, but she clamped her teeth together and

ed, tears streamin

. Her arms shook as she tried again, and he

ed her shoulder and collarbone under it, and sh

d into the skin of her collarbone. Her legs tre

on!

ole rolled off his chest

hands, gasping for air. "Can you stand?"

man didn

gh the smoke and grabbed her wr

is other arm wrapped tight around her shoulders, pulling her in. Th

e cracking right down the middle. "Pl

ide Valerie b

she wrapped her arms around his back and

voice trembling but dead serious. "Do y

egs wobbled, forcing her to take most of his weight. Pain shot through her burned

she shouted. "Co

ng creaked as sparks

rd until her shoulder str

the wet grass, and Valerie dropped to

round

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nk exploded, sending a deafe

of fire shot

er the man, shielding his head and neck with he

rning concrete and sharp silv

k. A piece of metal struck her collarbon

, she buried her face against his c

ingers clutc

e, an ambulanc

ead, but her eyes rolled bac