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Flynn nodded, but he clearly didn’t like it “I e could get them out of there to somewhere we know is safer”

Grunt put a hand on Flynn’s shoulder “By the time we’re done, that castle will be the most secure place in town”

“We ready?” Lake said

Determined stares were his answer

“Then let’s get out of here”

Silently, the men left the store and were shole by darkness and whirling snow

Even at a run, in knee-deep snow, it would take half an hour to get to the castle

Half an hour

It was too long Anything could happen in half an hour

And none of it good

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Joe

“You heard Alastair,” Joe said to the stunned room once the intercom went silent “There are two snow for someone after all Playtime is over, ladies”

“Were we playing? I wasn’t playing” Kirsty’s hands shook in her lap “Nothing about this is fun I’ to do that when I’m trapped in here?” Her eyes ide “What if they break in and ruin the wedding setup? This is a disaster It’s a sign All of it The weather, the guys with guns, the barricades, the power cut, the fact Lake and I haven’t had sex for three months!”

There was a chorus of outraged gasps Kirsty didn’t see her way into the middle of a hysterical meltdown