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Any qualent Trulanced over my shoulder, to where Jett had the driver’s side n Tho decisively close to Natty "What about those key-card things? Got any rinned, but shook his head "Sorry, that was a prototype But I’ll pass your comments on to R and D"
"R and D?" I repeated uncertainly Who was Jett even talking about?
Simon just rolled his eyes "It’s Jett Jett is Research and Developer ait, the "
"I got that part covered I’m still in their syste in remotely and buy you about three minutes After that, they’ll override ain It’s the best I can do, so better get a ht And three et us back inside But that wasn’t the hard part The entrance was easy--the glass door was busted out andfor us
The hard part would be facing Agent Tru Willow and saving her ass
The hardest part would be getting us all out again in one piece
The light on the camera above the main entrance was off As far as I could tell, it was only a matter of seconds before Jett’s hold on their system was up and we’d be surrounded We stayed in forht behindher We hhard and fast and white-hot
When we reached the central lab door, it was still ajar from Simon’s Silly Putty blast
"Ready?" I whispered And then, because it didn’t matter whether ere ready or not, I sed hard and shoved the door open, hoping against hope we’d find Willow alone and the lab otherwise deserted
No such luck Agent Truht Division soldiers--only three were suited up in protective gear, and the rest were as exposed as he was
I felt sick with horror when I saw Willow, fastened to one of those gurneys She wasn’tbeneath the leather straps they’d bound her with Her head banged against the slick lass tiles and walls
"Her!" Agent Tru at uys descended on us, I held up my hands in surrender
But Nattyattention as she jabbed her gun right between ot shot Not just because it had been my idea to come back for Willow, but because I would heal so, so much faster than the rest of theer, an idea that turnedthose soldiers eren’t suited up to ain by the tirin when I said, "Stand back or the girl gets it," by which Ihis eyes behind me
Despite , the ear collectively rocked backward, as if just easing away ent Trulare "What do you think this is? A negotiation?" He glanced toward Willow before raising his voice "We’re not offering a trade None of you is getting out of here"
"We’re not here to trade," I told hi evenly to cal team Sure, they looked fierce, but I ree , yes Trained, no doubt But still, just nor they didn’t: the ability to healand that whole toxic-blood thing
"Don’t be stupid," Agent Truey in the way he moved, and my heart picked up a beat, and then another as I kept my eyes trained on him It wasn’t just that he didn’t back away like the others; he was up to soly, and even his voice beca wrong Leave thee way for hi hiuys in question looked relieved, like they were glad he was offering them an out
They didn’t want the dreaded Code Red, which hat they called it when someone was infected by our blood, any ht heal, but it would still hurt like a mother
A few men backed up another step, but Sient Tru "Don’t move! Everyone, just stay where you are" When they all did as he ordered, freezing in place, I finally started to believe weoff Then he said, "Get her off that thing," and Thouards, to Willow