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I kick open the bedroom door and bash it closed behind o I lock the door and grab Sparky, but ly

You’re keeping ent eyes say

“Sparky,” I whisper,the burn in“Come on, boy It’s okay”

I les out of rasp and leaps onto the bed He runs across and then springs up onto his hind legs, waving his forelegs at me

He collapses into a play bow and then springs up again

“Sparky, please just come here,” I say

I glance at the locked door, but it hasn’t made a noise since we ca the corridor

Grunts and screa at each other, words I don’t understand

My body tightens with fear as I start to realize that Sparky’s right

What are we doing?

We’re in here hiding e should be out there helping Damian

I move toward the door

And then I hear his words, growling in my mind, a beast just for me

Keep yourself,safe, understand? That’s your role

“Okay,” I say, turning back toward Sparky “Boy, come here—”

A knock co my lip

“Yes?” I say, trying to make my voice calm

“It’s rowls “Open up There’s someone I want you to meet”

Sirens touch the air, getting closer, which means they must be almost outside if I can hear them all the way up here

I walk to the door and open it with a shaky hand, letting Damian walk in … with a rips his him into the room

The man is tall and blonde, with a pencil-thin mustache over his upper lip He’s well-built and e uy

Whereas Dauy

“Dakota,” thehis skull “It is nice to see you”