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Before she really gets pissed, Peri thought, shoving Silas to the door

"You involved Taffy?" Silas griirl!"

"The wo us," Peri said "And shooting at people At the saestured to the stairs "Who do you think planned my escape? Listen to the woman with the rifle and move your ass!"

Silas fell into motion Allen stared at theestured for theht This was so messed up How many people did it take to rescue onehere?"

Peri sighed, wondering the sa Her feet hit the concrete in a last lurch, the jarring sensation traveling all the way up to her skull Hunched, she waved Taf to join the at her mother to stay where she was, but Fran was still in shock, torn between yelling at her daughter and seeing if Allen was okay Ashen, Allen held his bloody foot, silent as he watched theht as she held Allen’s Glock out to her "Silas?"

"He can un and pushed Taf toward the back door Howard had tucked his shoulder under Silas’s arm, and Taf walked backward to make sure her mom didn’t follow

"Don’t believe her, Silas," Allen shouted, his voice holding equal aer and pain "You’ll never know the truth! She doesn’t even know it herself I read her diary I kno easy it’s become for her to kill"

Peri’s face went cold, her pace faltering He saw my diary?

"We will find you!" Allen called out, still on the floor, a s you’ll do, Peri We trained you!"

This was going to give her night coat furling like the heroine’s in a sci-fi flick, her rifle pointed at the floor, but neither Allen nor her

"You trust her?" Peri heard Silas ask Howard, and her jaw clenched

"I don’t know," Howard said "But co back for you was her idea"