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I sed back panic as I squinted and tried to find Addie in ravel surroundingtoI’d ever seen Had Micah dropped us in one of the cities?

"Addie?" I yelled "Addie!"

Silence answered me and I took a deep breath and closed my eyes Maybe she’d fallen too far away to heara scream-worthy level, which hed and tried to concentrate on anything else Callu Micah’s face in

I was suddenly able to ainst the rope still tied around my chest The impact had loosened it and I squir back into its normal position

I frowned at the scene in front of s with trees in between the either side down the block But it was totally deserted Micah had said, "Say hello to the hu us in an area he kneas full of huns of life, actually

I could stand a minute later, and I whippedshe was a Thirty-nine, I doubted she’d healed at the saround soht of Addie being dead ripin a circle If she’d landed on top of a building maybe she’d be able to see ain Soht ers searching for a weapon

I squinted It was the wrong color to be a HARC shuttle All HARC vehicles were black, and this one was red, and the front end was completely smashed

It was a car But HARC had banned all cars when they built the Republic of Texas I cockedaround slowly Were we in one of the old cities?

A head popped up suddenly and I alhed with relief as Addie raised one ar and sank down on lance down at her body She was dirty, her black pants covered in dust and pieces of a tree it appeared she’d taken doith her She cradled one ariant lump on one side of her cheek She pointed to her face and shook her head

"Broken jaw?" I asked

She nodded I let out a tiny sigh of relief and got toto have to guess which direction--

A HARC transport van was headed toward us

A real one this tiing giant potholes as it rabbed Addie’s arm and hauled her to her feet She stu Her eyes widened as she spotted the vehicle