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"What’s wrong?" I ask

"That green car out there," he says, pointing to a BMW at the far end of the parking lot There are only two other vehicles in the lot A big rig and Haden’s Tesla "It was behind us most of the way here"

"So? They probably just made a pit stop, too"

"Then where are they? There’s nobody else in here"

"Maybe they went across the street to that … abandoned gas station?" I start to see Haden’s point "You think they’re following us?"

"There’s one way to find out" He tosses a wad of cash on the table "Grab your food to go Come on, Garrick"

"Harpies," Garrickof root beer and then follow Haden as he leads Garrick by the elbow out to the Tesla We’re all trying to look as nonchalant as possible as we buckle in Haden pulls out of the parking lot and around to the road behind the diner, then pulls over to the side

"What are you doing?"

"Just give it a reen BMW pulls out of the parking lot and starts in the direction ent This still seeh to set Haden off He slams his foot down on the accelerator and whips his car around so we’re blocking the BMW The other car co halt Haden bursts out of the driver’s-side door

"What are you doing?" I call after hiers of the hand he holds behind his back Soreen car, but I can’t see who it is until Haden has hiround

"Tobin?" I ju us?" Haden shouts A sphere of blue light swirls in his hand above Tobin’s nose "Who sent you?"

"No … no … nobody," Tobin stao!" I shout "It’s just Tobin And … Lexie?" I see her now, cringing in the passenger seat of the BMW

Haden lets go of Tobin, but he still holds the bolt of lightning in his hand "Why are you here?"

"You kidnapped one of my best friends," Tobin says "Why wouldn’t I be here? And what the hell is that?" He points at the crackling blue light in Haden’s hand

Haden extinguishes the bolt of lightning and shoves his hands behind his back like it was nothing

"Kidnapped?" I ask Tobin "Why did you think I was kidnapped?"

"You disregardedht I’d walk past Haden’s place to see what he was up to … and I saw you leaving with hi"

"Only because I saw him shove a body into the car first and then take your cell phone away I was too far away to do anything, and then when you guys went flying out of the garage, I kind of freaked"

"And how does Lexie co down the street I didn’t have a car, so I kind of commandeered hers"