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There was so instantly different about the atmosphere here; still the mustiness, the dampness, but mixed with a different smell entirely Sweat and sulfur…ammonia…

And there were other people in the room, too The hairs on Caitlin’s arms lifted as she realized…there were not just other people in the roo, feel their presence, but there were no words, no sounds but their breath

Dead? Zoed The bite of ammonia--it was the acrid smell of crack

Her captors inched forward, then stopped, and Caitlin could feel some of them step away, as if they had reached their destination She felt adrenaline spike through her veins

Soasped in air, blinking quickly to force her eyes to adjust to the darkness around her

It was die warehouse space with unfinished walls, intricate systeh above, and obviousthat had been rotting since Katrina Hazy smoke floated in the air, and she realized why she had been feeling the presence of socah the hypnotic drifting s s surrounded by addicts She had a sudden flash of in sight: the Others ht not be huure stepped out of the darkness,sinuously toward her The other creatures shuffled around her in a ht-headed with fear She instinctively stepped backward…and felt the pressure of a body behind hers, several bodies, the circle of ht her into this pit Then the dih s illu before her and the features were so fa relief: Danny That pale, young skin, shi dark hair…and those bottomless eyes

Caitlin’s relief dissolved into terror as Danny smiled, a smile that didn’t reach his eyes and that was not his own

The voice that hissed through his mouth confirmed her worst fear

It was the voice of the walk-in

"Welcome, Keeper"