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"Just unlock the door, please!" I yanked at the handle again "I made a mistake This was a o before they catch up"

"Before who catches up? Skip tracers?" Liaard face down reen uniform to my mud-stained shoes To the Psi number that had been written on their canvas toes in permanent marker A look of horror flickered over his face "Did you just come from a camp?"

I felt Suzuaze and nodded "The Children’s League broke me out"

"And you ran away from them?" Liam pressed He looked back at Zu for confir?" Chubs interrupted "You heard her--unlock the stupid door! We already have PSFs and skip tracers after us; we don’t need to add the League to the list! They probably think we took her, and if they put in the call that there are freaks roa hier, "don’t talk about Black Betty that way"

"Oh, excuse s of a twenty-year-old ht," I said "I’m sorry, please--I don’t want any o back to therim line "Listen, it’s none of ht to know that whatever lies they fed you probably aren’t true They aren’t our angel network They have their own agenda, and if they plucked you out of camp, it means they have a plan for you"

I shook my head "You think I don’t know that?"

"Okay," he returned in a calet back?"

There was nothing judgmental or accusatory about the question, so why did I still feel like an idiot? So up until it settled behindata stray puppy being put down I didn’t know if the eer or embarrassment, but I didn’t have ti you into--I mean, I did mean to, but…"

I saw Zuforin a harsh breath A hurt expression crossed her face, staying long enough forto help me--to be kind to me She didn’t knohat kind of monster she had saved

If she had, she would never have unlocked the door

"Do you want to go back to the at ain with his eyes, and I hadn’t even realized it

"No," I said, and it was the truth "I don’t"

He didn’t say anything, only shifted the minivan out of park The van rolled forward

What are you doing, Ruby? I willed my hand to reach for the door, but it seemed too far and my hand too heavy Get out Get out now

"Lee, don’t you dare," Chubs began "If the League comes after us…"