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Behind the as a s tables covered in couard outfits sat at one table, eyes shifting between their monitors and nize the first one, a stockya dark blue suit and a dubious expression

But I recognized the other, even though we’d never officially ht sed coht have been able to go straight from the failed ambush to Sofia’s house, but itwith hiht

Dr Charish leaned forward and touched a button in front of her "Why, yes Yes, I did" Her voice came from a speaker above the , yet I could also hear it, lass was thick, but it wasn’t bulletproof-thick Was it thick enough to keep out a pissed-off zombie? I sure as hell wanted to find out

"Why? Because she was playing both sides and working with Kang?" I shook my head, baffled That didn’t h, yes, she was indeed briefly involved in a rather pathetic series of talks with Kang regarding her pseudo-brain forood But that, of course, ended when Kang died"

Sudden understanding swept through me Now Sofia’s reactions over at Marcus’s housePietro ato let hi was killed, and not long after that it looked as if Zeke--a zombie--had tried to sneak into the lab No wonder she was freaking out, thinking she was at the heart of so to wonder whether there really were any zombie "factions" at all, at least not in the way that Pietrohad been the de facto "leader" of the zoht brains from him, but there was no way he had as much influence and power as Pietro

"So why kill her?" I asked

"Sofia suspected that I had a pet project of esture around her "And I knew that once she heard you’d been attacked, she’d go tattling to Pietro" She nodded toward McKinney "That being said, we need to get started"

Still baffled and off-balance, I turned as anotherjust uards pulled the door closed, and a shiver ran over me as I heard it lock from the outside

The newcomer looked like he was in his late twenties, blond and blue-eyed, with a short haircut and uards here He had on a sih obviously er--and he held hi down fear by the sheer force of his will Fear ofon?

I jerked as a beep sounded in the rooion series one point one," Dr Charish said

"Angel, this is Philip," McKinney said "He volunteered for this study

Baffled and wary, I gave Philip an aave "Uht sel, if you would be so kind," McKinney said, "please turn Philip here into a zombie"

I could only blink at him stupidly for several seconds "Wait, what?" I said once I found my voice "I can’t do that! I’ve never done that before!"

"I suggest you figure out how," McKinney said, tone mild

I looked in horror to Philip "You volunteered for this? To become a zombie?"

He lifted his chin "I’m a volunteer for the enhanced soldier protocol"