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I didn’t stop to break down the plan to Jude, who looked near tears himself at whatever he had just seen There really was no plan I dragged hied him--into the small family restroom
The door squeaked as I pushed it open with my shoulder There were no s in the restrooh for us to climb out There was one toilet, one sink, and no way out aside frohts before flipping the lock over No more than a second later, the door rattled as someone yanked on it
I sat down on the floor and I drewJude collapsed down next to er to my lips
We couldn’t hide in there forever--someone, eventually, would realize the restroom shouldn’t be locked and come with a key So I counted I counted out fourevery ti by
"Cooing to have to run"
We didn’t even get two feet
Vida pushed herself up froainst the wall directly across froun in her hand
"Hi, friends," she said sweetly "Miss hhere?"
The triumphant smile I expected to see there never ave er instincts are set on high-fucking-alert, aren’t they? And they said it would be hard to find you"
I pulled the gun out of my waistband slowly and took careful ai the Nothing at all
"How cute," she said "I have one of those, too!"
For one long beat, neither of us moved; her dark eyes flicked down overif I’d really do it
Neither of us saw hi behind me and the next, he had sidled up to Vida, one hand on her shoulder "I’m really sorry about this"
A tiny arc of blue electricity leaped up fro Vida’s skin softly, like a snake’s exploring tongue Vida must have realized what he was about to do at the sah Her eyes rolled back as she cru down beside her to feel for a pulse in her neck
"I just gave her a little love zap," Jude said, every hair on his head standing on end "She’ll--she’ll coht thing I don’t want to leave her here I don’t think we should go without her, but she wasn’t going to help, and we have to find Liam, and she would have told, and he’s i," I said "Jude, thank you Thank you"
"What are we gonna do now?" Jude whispered, following me down the hallway to a room marked EMPLOYEES ONLY