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"Roger that," came Cole’s relieved reply "Proceed upstairs with the others"

Zach hit the button beside the door, unlocking it, and stepped out I was right behind hiun and aimed--

"It’s me," came a familiar voice "It’s me, don’t shoot--"

Disbelief, dumb andat the other end of Zach’s rifle

Lia a furious punch toward him "Jesus, I almost shot you!"

I hadn’t one to find Olivia He wouldn’t have come in after us, he couldn’t have been so stupid, not Liam, not Liam--

I was so fixated on his face as I yanked my ski mask up and over mine that I didn’t see the red-haired wo-sleeved black shirt She wore black jeans and boots, but I didn’t get a clear ie of her face until she lowered the ca around her

"Who," I heard myself say in a low, furious voice, "the hell is this?"

"Status?" Cole asked "Gem--status?"

Liam matched my stony look with one of his own "This is Alice, fro his head "Dude, this is crazy--"

Alice looked young, late twenties, maybe, but a clean face free of makeup made her appear only a few years older than the rest of us She was taller than Liah to haul a backpack that looked like it weighed twice as much as she did