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"At the expo with Penna Why?"

"We have to get there, now!" I shouted, already running for the elevator "How fast can you drive?"

"I’h It was "But Wilder gave us explicit orders that we’re supposed to go slowly if you’re in the car"

Of course he did

I stabbed the elevator button "Forget what Paxton said We have to get there as fast as possible"

"What’s going on, Leah?"

"I knoho’s sabotaging the stunts"

…

I closed my eyes and held on to the door handle while we skidded around another corner "Just roup doesn’t have the best track record with foreign authorities"

Little John nodded but kept his full attention on the road, weaving us in and out of cars with the ease of a professional stunt driver…because he was That didn’t help the nausea cripplingin your own action ht

"Overrated," I answered in a high pitch

"Yet effective"

We skidded to a halt in front of the expo site--a huge arena--and we both abandoned the car while the engine still ran Little John threw open the doors, and we sprinted inside

"Dae hi to find Brooke"

He nodded, and we split directions I ran past the concession stands to the entrance of the arena The floor had been covered in yards of dirt, Paxton’s huge ra it and a stunt track bordering it all I ht blue stripes on Paxton’s bike on the smaller ramps At least Little John would be able to find hi as ines, then drove full throttle I scanned the stands, looking for any of the Originals

Security had done a good job, and the stands were nearly ehtin theBrooke on the catwalk, her hands on the wires that held the huge ood

"Brooke!" I yelled, but there was too much noise

Paxton couldn’t hear me, but Little John would be there soon I just had to keep her distracted I traced the path of the catwalk and ran to where it intersected with the wall, then clihts of stairs as quickly as I could until I reached that level, sprinting to the ladder