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David lost his breath for a moment. He was sure his heart had stopped beating, too. He stopped jerking.

That's now. It's right now. These men have come for him....

"What are you doing! We had a deal!" he heard Julius shout.

"Sorry, the boss decided he had other plans for you," announced the one who shot Gustav with a taser. David thought he was the boss.

"But..." Julius took a step, but stopped. A stun gun was pointed at him, too.

"Forgive me, Goldie, I'm just following orders."

David trembled hearing this sentence. He had hated those words since elementary school. They were what the criminals of World War II used to explain their horrific acts on prisoners of war.

They would do something abhorrent with him, too.