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Jean sighed “Not enough” She brightened “Bring the alcohol”

“We can’t drink and fight,” Heather scolded

“Not to drink To make Molotov cocktails”

“You’re a genius Woed direction and hurried to the cabinet in the corner of the dining room that housed the bar

“Wait,” Rayan shouted after them “You don’t use alcohol in a Molotov cocktail”

It was pointless They weren’t listening

“You’re wasting your breath,” Joe told him

“Okay, we’re ready,” Megan said as she came back into the kitchen

The tere decked out in uenta They weren’t any better at blending with the snow

“You stand out too much,” Joe said

“It’s the best we can do,” Megan said “Don’t worry We’ll keep to the shadows No one will be expecting us to go for help We’re just a bunch of helpless worinned, and it was kind of scary

“Good luck keeping them in line,” Claire told Joe while she pointed at her mother “I’ll make sure Grunt doesn’t kill you”

Joe grabbed the hood of Claire’s jacket as she headed for the door The tere acting like this was an adventure It wasn’t And he was an idiot for letting theet, and he was out of options

“Stay low to the ground,” he said “Go out the door at the side of the house Most people don’t even know it’s there, and it’s shielded by those hedges we kept telling Josh to cut down They’ll help with cover If anything co the bat Otherwise, run like the wind”

“Got it” Megan saluted, and then the tere gone