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Air filled my chest "Oh ht one ofharder as he brushed my hair from my face I tried to squirm away, ashamed of what he’d seen, and afraid of what he’d think of me

When Liam spoke, it was in a --"

"Don’t lie," he begged "Please don’t lie toturned to stone You were scared--I felt it, you were scared!"

His fingers ca ain "He…" I started "He asked to see a memory, and I let hiet out, I couldn’t move, and then I blacked out I don’t knohat he did, but it hurt--it hurt so much"

Liam pulled back and pressed his lips to my forehead I felt the muscles in his arms strain, shake "Go to the cabin" He didn’t letto find Chubs," he said "And the three of us are getting the hell out of here Tonight"

"We can’t," I said "You knoe can’t" But he was already crashing back through the dark path "Lee!"

I went back to find his sweater, and pulled it on, but not even that could keep away the chill as I followed him out of the woods, back in the direction of the cabin and fire pit

When I got to the cabin, Chubs was already there, propped up on his bed reading He took one look at me and snapped his book shut "What in the world happened?"

"We’re leaving," I told hi at? Move!"

He ju on?"

I had only just finished telling hi that had happened with Clancy, when Liah the door He took one look at the two of us together and let out a shaky breath "I got worried when I couldn’t find you," he told Chubs "Are you ready?"

I pulled on a baggy T-shirt and took Liam’s jacket when he threw it to me Chubs tied up his shoes, snapped his suitcase shut, and didn’t put in a word of protest as itched off the cabin lights and headed out into the darkness

The smell of ser than the light or the voices fro back toward it over his shoulder, just once; the distant orange glow reflected in the lenses of his glasses I kneanted to ask ould do next, but Liam hushed us both and started down a side trail that I had never seen before

It orn but narrow enough that we had to walk single file I kept my eyes on Liam’s shoulders until he reached back to take rew darker the farther alked into the thick layers of young trees

And then ere out, and there was light--so much of it, that for a moment I had to hold up a hand to coveraround mine until it hurt

"Told you," I heard Hayes say "Told you he’d try to get out this way"