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"It’s okay, Em, I promise If I wasn’t sure, I’d be in the ER quicker than I could get the Jeep started" ,

A small calm voice said, "He said there wasn’t a hospital close to here, just a nice big church"

Molly and Ra The air in the kitchen seemed to dry up

Ramsey sat forward He’d wanted desperately to question her about the man who’d kidnapped and abused her, but he hadn’t He had no experience in this kind of thing There was no way he’d risk freaking her out He said calmly, his voice utterly an shaking her head back and forth so violently the braid slapped her cheek She said over and over, "No one, no one, no one"

"It’s okay, Eainst her E her ht "I love you It’s okay"

He met Molly’s eyes over Emma’s head There was ht the guy they’d have tied to sneak in and kill him On the other hand, maybe he’d kill hiot your stuff ready?"

She pulled back, looking at hi as if they were ready to poke through her skin, she was drawn so tightly "Yes, Ramsey I’m nearly ready I just can’t find one of my red socks"

"We’re out of here in fivethe tape with you Let’s leave the leg alone for another day Co"

THEY didn’t see a soul Of course anyone could be hiding in the forest, watching them Ramsey herded them into the Jeep as fast as he could

"Where’s your car?" he asked Molly as he slipped into the driver’s seat In one quick ine was loud in the early- silence

"It’s down about a half a mile, just off the road It’s a rental car, a Chevrolet" She paused just aout the windshield, and said cale You’re part of the system I don’t believe in the systeo back to Denver Why don’t you drop o about your life?"