End of Ryan Smith

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"What incompetence is this?" Ryan exclaimed incredulously.

"Ouuuuuuch!" The thug groaned in pain, writhing on the floor, and Ryan's expression turned from shock to fury.

Seething with anger, he barked orders, "You imbecile! Get up and finish the job!"

The thug continued writhing on the floor, screaming in agony as the poison started to take effect. "The syringe...it broke the skin...I can feel it burning!"

"Get up you fool!" Ryan screamed, his face red with rage. But the man was incapacitated, gripped by the searing pain shooting through his veins.

Ryan scoffed in frustration and snatched the fallen syringe. "It seems I'll have to take matters into my own hands." He swung his gaze to Emily, eyes glinting manically.

"No!" Michael shouted, straining against his bonds. "I warned you Ryan, you're in over your head!"

But Ryan ignored him, advancing on Emily with the syringe. She sobbed in terror, shrinking back against the wall. "Please, don't do this!"

"Emily!" Michael cried despe