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“If they think he’ll kill them, yeah,” I said

“He’s unconscious,” Newman said

“Even if they look at him here, they won’t transport him”

“They ain I felt so much older than he was, not in years, but in experience That will age you faster than any number of birthdays

“She’s right, Newston said

Newlanced back at him, a hand protectively on Bobby’s shoulder “We could take him to the hospital ourselves”

“You’d have to take him all the way to the county hospital It’s the closest one with a trauma unit that could hold him,” Duke said

“Fine We’ll do that,” Newman said “Help me move him, Blake”

I thought about being in Newht had been in the cell I realized I didn’t want to be in the car with him if he started to shift “On one condition”

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; Newed eyes “Conditions? You nearly beat hi his life?”

“Maybe condition was the wrong word, but I want you to understand one thing before we start for the hospital If he starts to shift in the car like he did in the cell, I’ to shoot him in the head, probably multiple times”

“He’d never survive that”

“That would be the idea”

“You think he’s amonster now?”