Page 94 of Made of Steel (Made of Steel 1)

For four seconds.

I wasn't made of steel at all.

For five seconds.

She nodded to the person behind her.

It took me five seconds to finally realize that the present was more precious than the past. Five seconds to realize that the people I had here meant more to me than I ever realized. Five seconds to realize that I had just broken everything. I was five fucking seconds too late.

My head slammed against the table as the butt of the gun hit the back of my skull.

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