A hand went over her mouth just in time, and she heard a familiar voice whisper in her ear, “It's me.”
Loraine instantly felt a wave of relief wash over her. She felt safe.
It was Marco.
Marco drew her into the bathroom with him. The smell of the bath was still strong, but it didn’t matter to Loraine.
She whispered an explanation of the current situation to Marco.
Marco's expression was serious as he listened to her. He tightened his grip on her arm and patted her gently.
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“It’s alright. I'LL protect you.”
Loraine calmed down and said in a firm tone, “Now is not the tto have one person protect another. We have
to find a way to save ourselves.”
The instant the last words left her mouth, they heard the sound of the doorknob being twisted from outside.
Someone was trying to get in.
Marco and Loraine exchanged glances.
Marco nodded and tiptoed to the back of the door.
Someone pushed the door open and a head poked in.
The instant the guy poked his head in, Marco Launched an attack. His long arm wrapped around the hijacker’s
throat, instantly silencing his screams.
The hijacker’s eyes widened in panic and his tongue stuck out Like that of a dog's.
While both men struggled, the hijacker was suddenly hit in the head with something hard. Shock passed through
his eyes and he passed out immediately.
The shower spray dropped from Loraine’s hand as she gasped. She then crouched down on the hijacker and took
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She was met with a common face that could easily blend in with the masses.
She began searching the man’s body and quickly found a stack of passports that had names on it.
Gregg Wilson, Brett Stanley... They were Likely in the sgroup.
Loraine went on to start stripping him of his clothes. Marco's eye widened the instant he saw this. He grabbed
her hand and asked, “What are you doing, Loraine?”
Loraine rolled her eyes.
“What does it look Like I'm doing? You and the hijacker are similar in build. You can wear his clothes and pretend
to be one of them.”