[ As he released her, Skye stumbled, planted a steadying hand on the wall, and glanced back at where the others were coming. She didn't like needing a rescue, but that didn't preclude the look of gratitude that she gave Trip in the exhale that followed as she rubbed at her throat. ]
He did it. He killed her, just like he killed Coulson.
[ Which didn't answer Tim's question, deliberately. Truthfully? She was. Revenge was ugly, but she wasn't going to make the same mistake she made with Ward. Especially not when, in a one-on-one fight with Rumlow, it would be her life or his. Now, though, it seemed that they might just have a chance to capture instead of kill. ]
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He did it. He killed her, just like he killed Coulson.
[ Which didn't answer Tim's question, deliberately. Truthfully? She was. Revenge was ugly, but she wasn't going to make the same mistake she made with Ward. Especially not when, in a one-on-one fight with Rumlow, it would be her life or his. Now, though, it seemed that they might just have a chance to capture instead of kill. ]