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Floodlights were on, lighting up the entire campus in spite of the thick clouds that raced across the sky and hid the sun As we passed several groups of Sentinels heading toward the dorms, I felt a little bit of relief The students would be well-guarded That meant Josie would be too, by default

As we neared theon?"

Eyes squinting into the chilly wind, he nodded in the direction of the walls "Reports are a breach No ht there," Luke coht you quit the Sentinel stuff"

"Thought you were on the Council," Luke returned

I sighed, walking ahead of the a Sentinel is like being in the daainst reat co a ce, we rounded the e point we could see beyond the courtyard, to the first wall Wind picked up, carrying with it a scent of decay and soil

"Shit," muttered Luke

My chest turned to ice as I scanned the scene ere racing toward "Shades Daood, and that didn’t need to be explained

"Noe knohat happened to the scouting group," Solos said with a sigh "This is not going to be easy"

If shades were here, there was only one reason They were here for Josie I stopped dead in my tracks "I need--"

A shadow darted out between the statues, slaround It was a fe to her I spun around, reaching for the back of her dirtied shirt Yanking her up and off Luke, I tossed her to the side

She skidded across the pathway, her pitch-black eyes freaky as shit It was a shaht, as she popped back on her feet and rushedthat could be done I sidestepped her easily,up behind her Two hands on either side of her head and the twist The crack was like thunder, and when I let go, she cru, but not before black s the sky