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ing to understand the extent of her troubles. They knew about the

her eyes locked on Emily's. "W

. "How?" she asked, her vo

d. "People who can help us. We can get you a

ew identity? A new life? It

collectors?" Emily asked,

. "We'll take care of them," she s

elief. Maybe, just maybe, she had

f their plan, Emily felt a sense of unease.

wrong?" Emily asked, f

everything," she said. "We've planned

s she looked around the cabin, she couldn'

in the shadows. He was tall and impos

ly asked, feeling

at's Jack," she said. "He's a

s she looked into Jack's eyes, she saw som

epping forward. "I'

was racing. There was something abou

feeling more and more uneasy. She didn't know if she could trus

ry. She had to take a chance, no matt

finally. "I'll do i

"Good," she said. "We'll

t a sense of trepidation. She didn't know wha

something that made her heart skip a beat. A piece of

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her heart racing, Rachel

l asked, following Em

what to say. But then, sh

Emily asked, hol

and for a moment, Emily saw a

. "But it doesn't matter. We're not

she looked around the cabin, she couldn't

, Jack s

ould leave," h

they quickly gath

a sense of relief. Maybe they cou

gh the trees, Emily real

?" Emily asked, fee

tated, look

said finally. "But w

walked deeper into the woods, she couldn't shak

grew. She didn't know where they were going, or what they were

ed. "Wait," he said,

g around. And then, Emily hear

y whispered, feeli

st kept staring into the

Tall and imposing, with a

demanded, trying to k

He just kept staring at th

up. "It's okay," she

d in surprise. "A f

His name is Alex. H

t as she looked into Alex's eyes, she saw

said finally.

ed to Rachel. "We need to get

ey quickly followed A

ing that made her heart skip a beat. A car, parked b

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