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They reflected
off all the mirrors, dancing spots of color across the roof, the seats, our frozen faces, and the
dashboard, where the needle on the speed gauge showed that we were traveling twenty miles
over the speed limit
The sound of a siren pierced the desert calm
CHAPTER 48
Detained
The red and blue lights swirled in time with the siren's cry
Before the souls had come to this place, these lights and sounds had had only one meaningThe
law, the keepers of the peace, the punishers of offenders
Now, again, the flashing colors and angry noise had only one meaningA very similar meaning
Still the keepers of the peace
It wasn't as common a sight or sound as it had been beforeThe police force was only needed to
help in cases of accidents or other emergencies, not to enforce lawsMost civil servants didn't
have vehicles with sirens, unless the vehicle was an ambulance or a fire truck
This low, sleek car behind us faux gucci bag was not for any accidentThis was a vehicle made for pursuitI'd
never seen anything quite like it before, but I knew exactly what it meant
Jared was frozen, his foot still pushing down on the gas pedalI could see that he was trying to
find a solution, a way to outrun them in this decrepit van or a way to evade them?to hide our
wide white profile in the low, gaunt brush of the desert?without leading them back to the rest
Without giving everyone awayWe were so close to the others nowThey slumbered,
unaware?
When he gave up after two seconds of frantic thought, he exhaled
?I'm so sorry, Wanda,? he whispered
?Jared??
He reached for my hand and eased up on the gasThe car started to slow
?Got your pill?? he choked
?Can Mel hear me??
Yes My voice only barely escaped being a sob, too
A short, aching silence
?Wanda, I? I care about you, tooYou're a good person, WandaYou deserve better than
what I've given you
He cartier men's tank solo had something small, much too small to be so deadly, between his fingers
?Wanda, we can't take the chanceWe can't outrun them, not in thisIf we try to run, a
thousand of them will swarm after us
The van was slowing, drifting to the shoulder
?Give me one try,? I beggedI fumbled quickly for the pill in my pocketI pinched it between
my thumb and forefinger and held it up?Let me try to lie us out of thisI'll swallow it right
away if anything goes wrong
?You'll never lie your way past a Seeker!?
?Let me tryQuick!? I pulled off my seat belt and crouched be-side him, unfastening hisFast, before they're close enough to see
?Wanda ??
?One tryHurry!?
He was the best at split-second decisionsSmooth and fast, he was out of the driver's seat and
over my crouched bodyI rolled up into his seat while he took mine
?Seat belt,? I ordered terselyIt was too dark to see it, but his new soft pink scar would be visible from cartier santos 100 xl men watch this
angle
I strapped my seat belt on and then leaned my head back
Lying with my body, that was the keyIt was simply a matter of the right movementsLike the actors on the TV program, only better
?Help me, Mel,? I murmured
I can't help you be a better soul, WandaI only had to be myselfI wouldn't have to act that part
I let my eyelids droop, let my body sag against the seat
My mouth turned down into a sheepish grimace
The Seekers' car did not park behind us, the way I could feel Mel expectedIt stopped across
the road, on the shoulder, facing the wrong way for that lane's traffic flowA dazzling light
exploded through the window of the other carI blinked into it, raising my hand to shade my
face with deliberate slownessFaintly, past the glare of the spotlight, I saw the gleam of my eyes
bounce against the road as I looked downOne set of footsteps made a pattern of low thuds as someone crossed the
pavementThere was no chanel women's watches sound of dirt or rocks, so the Seeker had emerged from the passenger
sideTwo of them, at least, but only one coming to interrogate meThis was a good sign, a sign
of comfort and confidence
My glowing eyes were a talismanA compass that could not fail?like the North Star,
undoubtable
Lying with my body wasnot the keyTelling the truth with it was enoughI had something in
common with the human baby in the park: nothing like me had ever existed before
The Seeker's body blocked the light, and I could see againrobably middle-aged?his features conflicted with one another, making it hard to
tell; his hair was all white, but his face was smooth and unwrinkledHe wore a T-shirt and
shorts, a blocky gun clearly visible on his hipOne hand rested on the butt of the weaponIn his
other hand was a dark flashlightHe didn't turn it on
?Having a problem, miss?? he said when he was a few feet away?You were going much too
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