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Despite what I’d said earlier about not forcing anyone to leave, I couldn’t leave Harlow here, not with a man who had threatened to kill Lazlo I didn’t knohat I’d do if she tried to fight

I sent Harlow up the stairs ahead of me, and I hurried behind her with Lazlo atus I didn’t want to know

Part of irls here, but I didn’t really have a choice I didn’t have tiue and convince them, especially when most of thenore the fact that Korech had kept theh the kitchenBlue waited by the base out for Korech or Nevaeh I looked back to see who had coa, whose dissensiona word, we rushed through the house It was dead silent, and if we made a sound, Korech had to hear us I held the screen door open as everyone else ran outside, and I gently closed it behind the sure it didn’t slam shut

“Get in the car,” I whispered as they darted out into cool night air “Blue, you drive” I had my jeans in my hand, and I pulled the car keys from the pocket and then tossed theet Ripley”

“You’re gonna look for Ripley now?” Lazlo asked as Blue unlocked the vehicle

“I’ soon,” Vega warned, but she didn’t look scared I wasn’t sure if I found that coirls crawled into the SUV, Blue paused and exchanged a look with me I had to look for the lion, but I didn’t want to risk the safety of everyone else At the first sign of trouble, Blue needed to get out of here, protecting the girls, even if I wasn’t ready

I searched around in the own so I wouldn’t trip on it Lazlo ithin some way Neither of us yelled for Ripley We couldn’t, not if anted to get aithout Korech hearing us

“Aw, hell,” I sighed I couldn’t see any sign of Ripley, and we didn’t have much ti he would have an idea, but he just stared at ed “I’ve just never seen you with your hair down” My stoown is alod” I rolled my eyes and covered my arms over my chest “I should’ve just let Korech kill you”

He sht suddenly turned on, bathing us in bright yellow light

The front door banged open, and we turned around in time to see Korech’s dark silhouette as he caun

Lazlo and I stood a few feet away fro behind it to hide But with the porch light shining on us, they had to have seen us We could only try talking with theoing on?” Korech asked, his voice eerily pleasant He moved towards us, while Nevaeh fell a few steps back

“Nothing We just decided to leave” I straightened my shoulders and stood tall

A breeze rustledto think of an escape plan I was fairly good at fighting zoth and speed, zo, healthy ence, and their bodies were er they’d been infected