Threading the Needle
“Allan ignored Dylan and Kara, who had both leaped to their feet at his announcement upon returning to the safe house. Instead, he motioned to Glenn and Adder, and they stepped into the hallway and headed up the stairs. Allan halted at the door, one hand raised toward Kara, who had moved to follow them.
“Stay here. I’ll tell you all about it once I deal with this.”
The stairwell was dark, but Allan was familiar enough with it that he trotted up to where Glenn and Adder had paused inside ...the door leading to the roof. They didn’t step outside.
“We may have a problem.”
“I’d say so,” Glenn said, “if someone else is messing around with the distortion.”
“It’s not that. It’s the Rats.” He told them what he’d seen from the roof—the Rats’ leader, the prisoners, their deaths. “Whoever the pup is—and he’s just a pup, no more than fifteen—he’s managed to organize the Rats into something deadlier than they were before.MoreLess
“Stay here. I’ll tell you all about it once I deal with this.”
The stairwell was dark, but Allan was familiar enough with it that he trotted up to where Glenn and Adder had paused inside ...the door leading to the roof. They didn’t step outside.
“We may have a problem.”
“I’d say so,” Glenn said, “if someone else is messing around with the distortion.”
“It’s not that. It’s the Rats.” He told them what he’d seen from the roof—the Rats’ leader, the prisoners, their deaths. “Whoever the pup is—and he’s just a pup, no more than fifteen—he’s managed to organize the Rats into something deadlier than they were before.MoreLess
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