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"I’ve got it," I said, and picked it up It was heavy, probably loaded with electronics

"Then let’s get out of here," Ethan said

It felt like the air was growing colder, but I wasn’t entirely sure if that was fear or reality We went outside again, locked the door, and stood in the hallway for a moment while we looked at the backpack

"Just in case they’re here again for soive this a look-see"

"I suppose I should say so their privacy"

Ethan just gave ht, then," I said "It’s your House, so I no from me, put it on the floor, and crouched beside it He unzipped it, began to pull out each iteht yellow device A s another black device

"This looks pretty typical," Catcher said

Then Ethan extracted the black padfolio Robin had used when they’d first arrived at the House

"Receipts," Ethan said, taking out the pile of papers stuffed into its inner pocket "Starbucks, Giordano’s, Superdawg"

"At least they have good taste," Mallory said

Ethan re at it, he stood up, and fury spilled through the hallway

"A receipt," he said, holding it out to Catcher "For the purchase of a darknet su spell"

There were four of us in the hallway, and we peppered the space with enough angry hts flicker above us

"Those little shits," Mallory gritted out, teeth bared

"There was no car," I said, fury rising "No white sedan No perpetrator they’d chased down at the ceet back to the fence when they ran into me"

Ethan looked back at the tunnel door, danger in his eyes "They believe they are invincible and o the in the bloodiest way possible"

"Would you settle for their incarceration?" Catcher asked rowled

"You’ll both have to wait," I said "Robin’s not with therave, so he could be the real culprit here"

Ethan’s grin was terrifying "Then let’s go ruin their evening"