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Like phantorip on et you the hell outta here before these guys co they’d way rather have you than that kid in there"

"What about Alex? Shouldn’t we try to figure out a way to get him too?"

"It’s too late for him," Simon whispered insistently "Even if they didn’t co to leave ’til they know for sure if he’s one of us Agent Truuys plan to repeat it"

He eased the door open and when he gave nal, I followed hi to the boy, to Alex Walker, andwhat he was in for I couldn’t believe ere about to leave him behind

Simon must have sensednon the hall, this ti up the elevator for the stairwell beyond

We took the steps two at a tiet down them, and away from the two starched-suit ly, ht Division

So they could flay me open to see what makes me tick

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

NYLA HADN’T WASTED A SECOND WHEN WE’D raced out the ER doors; she was there with the engine already revving She’d seen theht past her

She’d spared lances when I’d ju, "Well, that’s new," and I knew shesince that’s where she was looking, directly at ear and peeled out of there, not bothering to look back--either at Delta, which faded in the distance, or at ht have checked on me, but I wouldn’t have known since the second ere on the road, I’d leanedto block out the guilt about leaving Alex Walker behind

I felt sick uess we’d had to do it I doubt we’d have been able to get hiuys, unnoticed And then what? They would have followed us? They would have known exactly where ere, where Blackwater was?

What kind of option was that?

As it was, I was so freaked out that they were only a few hours away, back in Delta, that when the sun had finally crested over the horizon, stabbing me with its presence, it felt more like penance for my failure to save the boy Like I deserved each spasot back to ca us was Griffin, which was al her entire arave the Jeep a once-over, doing a mental head count even before we’d come to a complete stop