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"Keep ated," he says near e here," I toss back

"I told youthere’s not just one leader here" He jerks his head back to the group "If Marcus wants you badly enoughand convinces everyone else that you’re some spy, well then, there’s not htens as his voice fades I s against the thickness rising up my windpipe "Why not let them take me? Aren’t they your friends?"

"Marcus is not rowls, his hand exerting the slightest pressure atmatch between him and me"

"And I’m in the middle of it? Great Maybe you should care a little less for my welfare then Maybe I’d be better off"

His mouth curves in a half sh iveso alone and starved for friends and companionship does to you It’s uy throws ain Like before I nod as the knowledge twists sickly throughs like kill

I suck in a breath at the re the life of another? I can never shake that

"Hey, Cade!"

I look up as another fatigues-clad guy advances This one doesn’t look nearly as inti, too

"Been looking for you!" He holds a notepad, his face aniot written there He’s probably in his late twenties, but at the otten lollipop in his pocket

"Terrence" Caden stops and nods at me beside hi me for the first time "Heard Caden found you out therethere was a lot of static on the wire about your group They were going nuts trying to get you guys Glad the others you ith made it across Pretty lucky More are captured than succeed Except us We rarely fail"

"Yeah, it’s a real relief" Whatever happens tothey reached the other side

"Last night I was actually worried with Caden out there and the patrols so thick"

"Yeah I guess I’h, to find me"