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Moha for so at hiotten yourself killed," Astrid said

Moharabbed Sam’s wrist "But I didn’t even try"

Sam looked at hiaze flickered and becaain "This isn’t your fault, Mo You couldn’t have stopped Drake The only one who could have stopped him is me"

SEVENTEEN

20 HOURS, 19 MINUTES

"SOUND THE ALARM," Sa brass bell they’d taken from one of the boats and mounted atop the two-story marina office

Edilio ran to the tower, cli the bell

A part of Sam’s mind was curious hoell everyone would behave They had practiced this three ti certain kids were to run to the fields and alert kids there

Each tent or trailer had an assigned boat to go to--either to the houseboats or sailboats, or onto s the bell and the few kids standing nearby looked around baffled

"Hey!" Sa! Do it the way Edilio taught you!"

Brianna appeared in her usual startling way "What’s up?"

"Drake," Saetting everyone back from the fields Go!"

Dekka came at a run Slower than Brianna "What is it?"

"Drake"

So electric passed between the out loud Drake Soible eneue process or mysterious force

Drake He could picture hi the same

"He’s been seen with a pack of coyotes It looks like they killed someone Howard, most likely"

"You think he’s on his way here?"