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When I tried to shout again, my voice had completely vanished

I launched forward into a sprint, but I’d barely moved a few feet when a sharp pain pierced h I’d just been hit by a bullet, and s collapsed beneath me

As I fell, I looked around in horror to see Patricia--no longer invisible--caught in the aruards were approachingdown at my own body, I realized that the invisibility spell had lifted froripped my arms and pulled me up, and before I could even look around the place for uards vanished Patricia and me from the spot

Chapter 27: Abby

It all happened so fast

Onetoward us on the road in the distance, and the next, I whirled around to see a guard lunging inon the floor with Patricia fully visible in his ared to hit hiht too

We hadn’t even noticed the guards approaching us fro my breath, I stumbled back and stared down at my own hands

I was still invisible

I looked back at the spot the guards, Kiev and Patricia had been a few seconds before only to see that they had disappeared

No! "Abby?" A whisper behind me, barely louder than a breath

Erik

"Yes," I replied just as quietly

I felt his hand brush against ainst the wall

Mona and her companion still walked toward us, apparently oblivious to what had just occurred

"What are we going to do?" I whispered

"I think our best chance is Mona," he replied after a tense pause

"If we can get through to her, she’ll be able to help us find Kiev and Patricia… wherever they’ve just been taken" I felt his body shudder next to me

"Do you think we should try to just speak to her as she’s approaching?" I asked

Another pause

"No," he replied

"Not while that et her on her own--" His voice trailed off as Mona and the warlock were now too close for us to speak even in whispers without the risk of being detected

Erik’s grip on ate

Mona pulled out a key froate, pushed it open

I almost left my head behind as Erik jerked me forith speed that knocked me breathless

It was just as well