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Because one face did stand out in the crowd

Fear gripped my insides as I watched the man talk to another man that ith hie to scream Terror for Willa took over and I quickly handed her to Aleks “Here, take her,” I said

“Wha… what? Why? What’s wrong?” Aleks asked, picking up on my frantic tone

“Aleks, take her” I kept my eyes on him even as I tried to keep the other two men in my periphery God, what if it wasn’t just the two of the about three hundred feet away, near the entrance to the marketplace

Aleks took Willa froo to the nearest store and tell them to call the cops Don’t leave until the cops come, do you hear me?”

“Caleb—”

“It’s Rush, Aleks Tell Jace it’s Rush He’ll knohat that means”

I quickly climbed to my feet Aleks did the sarabbed me “Caleb, wait—”

I pushed Aleks’s hand ahere he was holding onto the waistband of et her, Aleks,” I bit out “Get her to safety”

With that, I hurried away from Aleks and Willa and climbed up the small rise I pretended not to have noticed Rush and the other guy But I kept the into thetoward the ed a discreet glance over ift shop near where we’d been sitting When he disappeared inside, I chanced a glance over my shoulder

Rush and the other guy were following me

And they’d gained a lot of ground

I was about to duck into a store myself, when I slammed into someone in front of me

“Whoa there,” the guy said “You see”

I tried to push past hi, a gun was pressed against my belly The man’s body was so close toto see it

A few seconds later, I heard a familiar voice at htmares