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Niko was unconscious, but where was Arel? Had he already left? Or was he lurking close enough he could colanced down at her bare feet "I need to get my shoes before we leave Oh, andto stall," Dylan interrupted with sharp i the woods for one before he realizes he’s been out aave a jerk of her head toward the door "Let’s go"

Her heart sank It seelanced toward Niko’s face, which was unnaturally pale What the hell had this woman done to him? "We can’t just leave hied "He should wake in an hour or two"

"Should?"

Dylan ran a loving finger over the strange contraption on her forearela had never seen anything like it

"This iseffects," Dylan revealed, her glance deliberately shifting toward Niko "Noalk or I’ll shoot hirudgingly turning to walk out the back door

At least Arel was near, she tried to reassure herself He would iven the medical attention he needed

And as for herwell, as destined to happen would happen

As the resigned thought flared through herher upper arrip Then, with an obvious lack of concern for the fact that Angela was incapable of seeing in the dark, the Sentinel hauled her away fro forward, Angela was kept upright by the silent ferace

Not that she appreciated the assistance The rough jerks on her arh her shoulder and her bare feet were being shredded by the fast pace over the small rocks and thorn bushes

At last they reached a s the trees that no doubt looked picturesque during the daylight, but at night re out of a Friday the 13th e that was only reinforced when they reached a car that was hidden a the shrubs and Dylan shoved her into the backseat

"Give ela hesitated, then held out her hands Why bother fighting the inevitable?

Reaching behind her back, Dylan pulled out a pair of zip cuffs and bound Angela’s wrists together

"Ow," Angela protested as the plastic cut into her skin "Do they have to be so tight?"

Dylan hissed in annoyance, twisting so she could reach into the front seat

"I didn’t want to have to do this"

Angela pressed herself back into the cushion as Dylan turned back with a roll of duct tape

Christ, did the woman always drive around with all the tools necessary for a successful kidnapping?

"No Please," Angela pleaded "I swear I’ll be quiet"

"Yes" The Sentinel ripped off a piece of the tape and slapped it across Angela’s ela was properly cowed, Dylan slammed shut the door and rounded the car to cliine and set the car in h the trees with a speed that would have ela screech in terror if she hadn’t had so s on her list of worries

So smashed into a tree at this point didn’t seem so bad

Eventually they hit a narrow dirt road and crashing through the gate that as pedal to the floor and sent theela struggled to stay upright, ainst theas Dylan took a corner or hit a pothole She lost track of ti east of Coluoing to bea perfectly timed appearance to save her from the crazy freak What difference did itin her dark thoughts, Angela barely noticed when the car came to a halt It wasn’t until the car door was opened and Dylan was hauling her out of the backseat that she came back to her senses

And immediately wished that she hadn’t