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Zane grunted "Okay, everyone calet to the freezer to check that body We have a theory"

"And we still need to gather everyone in the sunroom," Ty added

"Why?"

"No one’s safe in this house alone And right now everyone is separate and alone Hell, it’s the only place with light now Why are we going to the freezer?"

Nick flicked his phone on, shining the light of the flash on the floor

"Justyou two head for the generators, see what’s going on out there," Zane said as he trailed after Nick and his light "We’ll ather everyone"

"Hold on," Ty hissed, following and grabbing Zane’s elbow "Are either of you even arun" Zane squeezed Ty’s arm "We’ll be fine"

When Nick disappeared down the steps, the light ith hireat, Zane, but Doc and I aren’t arht to check the generators that some psycho with an ax probably just killed, not without at least a sharp stick or soether then Coht reflected off the stainless steel of the kitchen, and Nickany blind spots andcertain they were alone down there Kelly pulled the freezer door open, and Nick shined the light inside

"What the hell are we doing down here, anyway?" Ty asked again

Zane glanced at his shadowed face "Nick is itchy"

"Again?" Kelly asked

"It’s the walls," Nick said He had his knife out, cutting through the thick plastic bag they’d wrapped Nikki Webb’s body in He and Zanetheir phones off to Ty and Kelly

They exa several scratches The skin was reddened and torn in so as he looked her over "Sheitchy when I interviewed her I didn’t think anything of it But whatever’s ot to her too She’s been inside the walls"

"Wait a minute, so she’s one of our doers?" Ty asked "Son of a bitch"

"Looks like," Zane said "She could be the womanon the beach Means her partner killed her He’s tying up loose ends"

"Allies being killedknohat gaested

"Shut up," Ty huffed

"Watch it," Nick growled He sounded truly angry He and Ty stared at each other in the light of Kelly’s phone

Zane could sense so to a head He just hoped it waited until they were off this island

Kelly subtly moved to stand between theht?"

"We shouldn’t assume that," Zane told hiet back upstairs, check the power, and get so it carefully behind them Zane took Ty’s arm and held hi on with you two? What set hih he sounded a little too nonchalant to truly be clueless

"I mean why does O’Flaherty look like he wants to deck you? And why’s it all co up the steps "Stress, I guess"

"You didn’t say anything to him about him and Kelly, did you?"

Ty seemed offended that Zane would even i him, it’s our issue Him and me" He pulled his arm away and started up the steps "And I don’t kno to fix it"

When they reached the great hall, Kelly was trying to explain to Nick why they needed to go to the sunroouing that he needed to get into Nikki Webb’s rooht already be too late, but we need to see what she had up there She ht have answers"

"We need to arm ourselves is e need to do," Ty countered "Who cares who’s doing this or why if we’re all dead by lanced at him, then he and Kelly shared a look Kelly nodded, but Nick’s jaw tightened

"Gun room? Or our rooms?" Kelly asked

"Both," Ty said with a nod at Nick and Kelly He tossed Kelly the key to their rooot from our roo stuff Meet in the sunrooh, Stanton stalked out of the sunroo after hi this sort of alar man," he said to Ty His norreat hall

Ty took a few steps to ht now you and everyone else are safer together in the sunroom"

"Then join me, won’t you? And explain now before there’s a panic" Stanton waved a hand toward the sunroom doors, and Ty had little choice but to do as he was asked The request wasn’t exactly unreasonable, after all

Ty gestured for the others to come with hiot out of hand, so he was glad Ty was at least on the sae with him The Snake Eaters took up their posts on either side of the doors, and they wouldn’t let Ty follow Stanton in until he subht now?" Ty asked

English put a meaty hand on Ty’s chest and pushed hi ours Hands up"