Cadence felt herself dying. She had no idea what had just happened, but the pain in her chest was unbearable. Once Giovani had dropped her onto the pavement, she almost lost consciousness. If it hadn't been for Jamie's eyes locked on hers, she would have faded away.

"Cadence, stay with me! You're okay!" he was shouting at her.

"What the hell happened?" she asked aloud. "Did Elliott shoot me?"

But the sound of arguing at the other end of the parking lot confirmed that it wasn't Elliott who had shot her.

"What were you thinking?" Laney screamed at her sister.

"I needed her out of the way," Laura replied, flying...