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After to set, and squinted at the dih her curtains For one otten about the night before, the night when her little sister had been attacked before turning into so in the ocean

Then it all came back to her Her head throbbed at the memory, and she squeezed her eyes shut

After Ge Harper alone on the dock at Bernie’s Island, Daniel had checked on Alex to ht When they’d arrived at the cabin, Alex had been lying unconscious on the floor Harper hadn’t seen what had happened, but it wasn’t hard for her to iine

A horrible bird-creature stood over him Its mouth was filled with razor-sharp teeth, and s stretched out behind it Then it had shifted, changing form into a different kind of monster--the beautiful Penn

It was almost impossible for Harper to wrap her mind around When Alex had cos he reht on by head trauma But Harper and Daniel had been forced to tell him that it was all true The one

Then, after all of that, Harper knew she had to go home and atteh she didn’t understand it herself Not that she could tell him the truth--there was no way any sane person would believe it unless he had witnessed it for himself

So Harper told Brian that Ge close to the truth, but even that was still hard for hi her father that Ges she’d ever had to do

But she knew things were only going to get harder Harper didn’t even knohat Penn and the other girls were, let alone how to stop the in bed all day wouldn’t solve anything, though Harper rolled over and grabbed her cell phone fro to check the time, and noticed she had two missed calls from a number she didn’t know Gemma had left her cell phone behind, so if she called, it would be from an unfamiliar number

Harper’s heart dropped to her stoh her phone ringing Harper hurried to check her voice e," the automated voice told her, and Harper cursed herself under her breath If she’d ive herself

"Hey, Harper, this is Daniel," his deep voice cah the phone