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Kasey stood over him, using the pole to push the gun away from him before pointing it at his throat.
"Too powerful? You clearly don't know much about me or my work. I barely get by with the powers I have. Most of what I do comes from quick-thinking," she argued. "I'm not Superman, I don't have unlimited power that can only be weakened by a rare element."
“You’re still more powerful then the average human.” Matt crawled away, stood and backed away, glaring at her, “Take your stupid boyfriend, he’s not going to survive the night at this rate.” He let out a low laugh and backed away, “See you round, Kasey.” And with that he left.
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Kasey dropped the pole and took a shuddering breath. The mass of things behind her fell as she turned to Liam, her chin quivering as she worked to untie him.
"Liam, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I should have told you. You shouldn't have to be here. Please be okay. Don't die on me," she babbled.
Liam let out a strained laugh, “Kasey, it’s fine… I understand why you didn’t tell me. And for a reporter I doubly understand.”
He half helped to untie the ropes as best he could but barely had any strength left to do so.
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Kasey fell silent, her shaking hands making it difficult for her to untie the ropes. Finally, she just found something sharp and cut them all, releasing Liam. She held a hand out to him to help him stand, hoping he wouldn't notice how badly she was shaking.
Liam took it, gladly and stood carefully, “You’re shaking, are you hurt?” He asked, his eyes doing a quick scan to make sure she wasn’t.
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"No. No, I'm okay," Kasey assured him, though her voice wavered a little. "I'm really sorry, Liam, about everything."
Liam shook his head, “It’s not your fault, Kasey. None of this was your fault so don’t apologise.”
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Kasey closed her eyes abs took a few deep breaths. When she opened them, she gave Liam a small smile.
"Let's get you to a doctor, yeah?" she said quietly.
“P-Please.” Liam said, the mask of calm faltering to show a sliver of how much pain he was actually in. He felt like he was going to collapse and his entire body hurt like hell.
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Kasey gently wrapped an arm around his waist, supporting him as she led him out to Harper's truck. She told her brother to have it ready to go as soon as they got out, and he didn't disappoint.
After helping Liam into the middle row of seats, Kasey climbed into the back to change again.
"The hospital, as quickly as you can," she told Harper.
“Please be quick…” Liam muttered, his eyes starting to close and he felt his consciousness slipping away from him.
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"Stay awake, Liam. Just a little longer," Kasey begged as she finished changing into her real clothes. She climbed forward to sit next to him and held his hand.
“It hurts, it hurts like hell, Kasey.” Liam groaned, weakly holding her hand back.
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"I know. I know, and I'm sorry. But I need you to stay with me. Please, Liam. You can't leave me," Kasey choked out, lightly touching his face.
“You’d find someone else, just like Matt said.” Liam muttered, fighting to keep his eyes open at this point.
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"No, I wouldn't. C'mon, Liam, stay awake, please," Kasey pleaded. She rubbed her thumb on his cheek, trying to be gentle and keep him awake.
Liam brought his hand up to his face to hold hers, “I’m sorry, about earlier. I-If I hadn’t have done what I did then we might not be here…”
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"It's okay, really," Kasey whispered. "I… should have told you my boundaries sooner…"
“I should have asked about them. This is my fault…” Liam let out a shaky and slow breath.
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"No, no. It's not your fault," Kasey assured him. "We're almost there, hold on a bit longer."
“Yes, it is… and I’m sorry.” Liam’s hand dropped from his face, having no strength to hold it up, “I’m sorry…” He said quietly.
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"No no no," Kasey pleaded, picking up Liam's hand and holding it to her face herself. "Come on, just a couple more minutes."
“If I don’t… make it…” Liam started, forcing his eyes open and giving Kasey a smile, “Know that I love you… very much.” He let a tear slip before his eyes closed.
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"Liam. Liam, no, stop. Open your eyes," Kasey begged. "Harper, speed up, would you???"
“Looks like Matt got half of his promise to you… killing me…” Liam muttered and tried to open his eyes but couldn’t.
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"Don't even think about dying on me. I won't let you. If you die, so help me, I'll– I'll…" Kasey broke off, not trusting her voice any longer.
Harper sped up, and they soon arrived at the hospital. "I'll carry him, Kase," he offered. "If you're okay with that, anyway, Liam."
“Yeah… go for it…” He muttered, failntly nodding his as well.
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Harper quickly turned off the truck and jumped out, making his way to the side Liam was on. Once he opened the door, he gently pulled the younger man out and held him bridal style.
"Please be careful," Kasey whispered as she climbed out. She walked beside the boys as they hurried into the hospital.
They were greeted by a pair of Doctors, an older women and a younger man, who had seen them pull up outside and wondered what was going on.
“What in heavens name happened to him?” The women asked, walking over to them while the man called for help.
