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"Jeez," he said, looking like I’d actually hurt him "Take it easy"

But it wasn’t easy This wasn’t normal It was survival of the fittest

My voice took on an edge "What are you even doing here? I thought being on this side of the island freaked Trainees out" That hat Josh had told ht turn into one these zombified bloodthirsty monsters someday?"

He looked like he didn’t want to answer Finally, he admitted, "Yeah, sure, it’s freaky But we had to follow Yas"

My eyes widened "Yasuo?"

He gave a baffled shrug "He’s been acting weird"

"Understateer my friend--he’d once been mine to know about, chat with, look for "He used to be one ofsincerity, "sorry about that The guys are still pretty sore about the whole Rob thing You know, the"--he pointed to his teeth--"the fang thing?"

"Yeah I know"

"You should watch your back They’re pretty balls-out for you"

Classy But I appreciated the sentirand, because now I could never kill this kid How much easier it’d be if he were as much of a jerk as the rest of theer? But that hy Alcántara had assigned me this boy, wasn’t it? He’d know I’d have trouble "assassinating" so ether? I ran possible excuses through my head Possible scenarios Surely there’d be a way to passToby-the-Trainee

I heard so a limp and pale Yasuo between them "Found him," Rob called Then he spotted ht he’d killedhere?"

I gave hihtest smile "Happy to seeYasuo’s ar tall, Toby put up his hands "Rob, dude Take it down a notch"

Yasuo’s head lolled up, and spotting me, life snapped into his eyes Like a flicked switch, he was instantly aniht It was like a rabid animal woken from sleep One minute Yas was absent, the next he was there Like, really there He shouldered past the others to get in ree with Yas You’re toxic"

I angled away from them "Hey, didn’t you hear Toby? Let’s all chill out"

Yasuo’s attention turned to farets people to trust her To tell her their secrets"

"I’m here, you know," I said "You can address retted my words when he turned his full attention back to me I had to look away from that creepy cold stare

"Emma trusted you and now she’s dead Amanda trusted you--did you know her secrets, too? How about Ronan?" Then he added slowly, deliberately, "I’ll just bet he tells you all sorts of things"

Adrenaline duhto? Ronan had shared the secret of Lilac’s strength withfor the Directorate Challenge Stupidly, I’d later confided it to Yas and E Ronan? Were h to save et Ronan killed

"What are you saying?" I asked carefully

"I’ you’ll suffer" His voice was a deep and otherworldly growl The rationality that’d been in his eyes a ht it to hting wrongs till death was always an to co us was afraid and it set out of here, guys"

"Not leaving till it’s finished," Yas said in that creepy voice "Till she’s finished"

"Yeah" Rob stepped forward "Can’t leave this mess behind"

Danny snickered "Hot o, s s eaten"

Rob snatched his arm back "They won’t eat you"

Danny taunted him "Don’t be such a nancy boy, Tobe"

"There has been a wrong," Yas intoned again Suddenly he was pure rage, unhinged, his lowed red with it This was Draug Yasuo

The whole scene was disintegrating rapidly My gaze skittered right and left, searching for a plan

"Looking for someone?" Danny’s voice was cool and a