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I stopped caring when two more shots fired, one to the back of each of hwent black

Dune

Hallie was gone

In an unthinking panic, I covered the whole house twice before I thought to wake up Michael and Kaleb "Hallie’s gone None of the guards have seen her, and the lights are off in her studio"

"I’ll go get Lily Hang tight, brother, and we’ll find her" Kaleb threw on clothes and headed for the girls’ room

Michael didn’t inflict small talk on me while I waited I paced My skin felt too small for my frame

"Dune" Lily entered the room, followed by Kaleb She had a US atlas in her arms

"Please tell rowled, "Tell me"

"She’s alive, and she was near the river By the warehouses behind the French Market"

"Who she’s with?"

Lily bit her lip "Her mother"

"Wait--you said she ‘was’ near the river What does that mean?" I asked

"Now I think she’s in it They must be on a boat"

I cursed and punched ue had thrownit against me What if Hallie encountered a rip world? What if she couldn’t get out? My thoughts scra a solid place to land "Send Poe He can get to her quick"

"Proble, too"

"LetIt’s not good, but it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s dead"

"He could be in a veil That would keep Lily fro hand ontight We’ll all go get dressed so we can head down to the wharf"

"Dune" Emerson appeared in the doorway, a blanket around her shoulders, tears in her eyes "They found the head of security in the courtyard He’s been shot and he’s on his way to the hospital It doesn’t look good"

My body went nu back "What else?"

She crossed the rooue Jack And he didn’t bother wiping Carl’sinto the aue shot Hallie Twice"

Emerson’s tears streaked down her cheeks as she held up a pair of toe shoes They were splattered with blood

"Meet me at the river" I took off at a run, and stopped briefly at the door to look back at Lily "Keep ahold of that atlas I’ll call you for an update when I get there"