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Dragging feet through the dirt and gravel Like they alking throughat theer Dekka’s heart thudding

Closer

Close enough

Dekka stopped Edilio, with exquisite slowness, turned to point his gun at the two coyotes that had appeared alic just above the mine shaft

Dekka tucked her pistol into the back of her belt She had so her, “Better if it goes off to shoot a hole in your butt than in your…”

A o A million miles away Another planet Another life

Dekka raised her hands, spread them

wide and…

Movement from within the cave

Slow, steady A hint of pale flesh in the shadow

Lana moved like a sleepwalker She ca

She looked right at Dekka

“Don’t,” Lana said in a voice not her own

When Sa beside hi cold liquid bandage onto his worst whip marks

“Drake,” Saasp