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Thorne collapsed against the wall, holding his chest His cheeks were flushed, but his eyes were bright with adrenaline as he looked around at the group At Cinder, at Iko, at Wolf

The growing s for her own breath, shook her head

His jaw fell slack with horror He pushed hied for the doors, but Wolf ju Thorne’s aro back," said Wolf "It’s suicide"

To punctuate his words, a volley of bullets struck the doors, their loud clangs echoing down the corridor they were now trapped in

"We’re not leaving her"

"Thorne--" started Cinder

"No!" Wriggling one ar, but Wolf ducked In half a heartbeat, Wolf had spun around and pinned Thorne to the wall, one enorave us this chance," Wolf said "Don’t waste it"

Thorne’s jaw flexed His body was taut as a cable, ready to fight, though he was no match for Wolf Panic was etched into every line of his face, but slowly, slowly, his erratic breaths started to even

"We have to go," said Cinder, alest it

Thorne’s focus shifted to the closed doors

"I could stay?" suggested Iko, her tone uncertain "I could go back for her?"

"No," said Cinder "We stay together"

Thorne flinched and Cinder realized the cruelty of her words too late Their group was already divided

She inched forward to settle a hand on Thorne’s arht better of it "We’d still be out there if it wasn’t for her We’d all be captured, but thanks to Cress, we’re not She saved us Noe have to go"

He squeezed his eyes His shoulders slu, but he nodded

Wolf released him and they ran

BOOK Two

The huntsman took pity on her and said,

"Run away into the woods, child, and never co the excite Emperor Kaito’s arrival, Jacin had placed hiathered up the back of his shirt’s material in one fist His presence was part coht was clear as daybreak, though, as she watched four figures dash through the exit that led down to the unfire Though they had been too far away to see clearly, Winter was certain one of the cousin, Princess Selene