A Deadly Affair: Maya Santori
Maya Santori breathed a little easier as she hung up the phone. Richard Castle wasn't what you'd call a good friend, but he was certainly turning into a useful acquaintance. Hopefully, he could help Chloe, too. No way anyone can help Todd now.
A splintering noise behind her set her spinning around just as the door to the apartment flew open on its own. It bounced back and smacked the gun Kitty held in her raised fist. Gun. Maya scrambled for the bedroom, kicking the door shut behind her, eyes frantically searching for the gun she'd borrowed just hours earlier.
The bedroom door flew open just as she found the weapon. She grabbed for the gun as she spun around, coming face to face with the business end of Kitty's piece. The sound of the gunshot deafened her as the force of the blast knocked her backwards. More noise, more shots fired, pain spreading like wildfire through her body. At the edge of her awareness, Maya felt the gun slide out of her grasp as darkness closed in around her.
