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Constantin brothers I knew went way back, probably beyond this life. Rex nodded, agreeing with Gabe. But it didn’t stop him from throwing an uppercut into Xavier’s stomach. I recoiled as Xavier doubled over.
    “He deserved that, at least,” Rex muttered. “For the girl.”
    Keeping his gaze trained on Nico, Gabe said, “Go back to the room, Estelle.”
    “There’s a third,” I warned him. “He’s in cargo, looking for some money he forced me to tell him about. Here take my arm.”
    With his free hand, Gabe reached for mine, keeping the gun locked on Nico.
    “How can I get into cargo?” he asked me.
    I took a deep breath, feeling dizzy. “A maid left her badge on the cart outside of room B36.”
    Gabe nodded, smiling. “That thing comes in handy.”
    “At least its good for something, right?” My voice was airy, spent from being exhausted by the curse one too many times.
    He patted the top of my head awkwardly, like I was a little kid. “You holding up okay?”
    I nodded. “I’m fine now, thank you.”
    He took his eyes of Nico for a few seconds, assessing me. “Lola’s worried sick,” he mentioned. “She’s back in the room, tied to the seat.”
    I opened my mouth, then closed it again, not sure if I’d heard him correctly. “What do you mean tied to the seat?”
    “When I saw where you’d gone, she demanded to come with us. Put up a hell of a fight, too. I had to tie her up to keep her from traipsing after Rex and me. ”
    I coughed, startled by the calm way he admitted to how he’d handled his stubborn fiancé. It was definitely strange, their relationship.
    I hurried back through the train towards our room. As the enormity of what just happened finally hit me, I paused in an empty hallway. I leaned back against the wall, closing my eyes. I breathed heavily, several times over.
    After I regained my composure, I went back into the room.
    Lola’s wide-eyed expression morphed into relief the moment I walked in. Just as Gabe said, she sat bound and gagged on the seat where he’d placed her. I immediately went to work at untying her.
    As soon as she was free, she threw her arms around me. The embrace was foreign to me, something I hadn’t experienced in a long time. I just stood there for a moment, not knowing what to do. Finally, I hugged Lola back. A single tear slipped from my eye. I was safe again.
    I wiped the tear away before Lola could notice how scared I’d been.

Seven
    It wasn’t much longer before the train unloaded. I was told to do the same thing we did when boarding: keep my head down, earphones blasting music, and follow Rex’s lead. We needed to leave quickly, especially before anyone found Xavier and his lackeys, all of whom had been promptly locked into cargo.
    Before we exited our room, I decided there was something I needed to say to Rex. I took a deep breath. “You know that thing about me calling you an asshole?”
    He peered at me sideways, looking as if he preferred not to bring it up. “Yeah, I remember.”
    “Well, I totally take it back.”
    I wasn’t entirely sure, but I thought I saw the hints of a smile forming. He coughed, then turned serious again. “Good to know.”
    I shook my head, smiling for him.
    Turning the hood of my jacket up over my head, I lowered my sunglasses, and cranked the music up.
    Abby wiggled spastically as soon as she saw me. She jumped, knocking me over. I landed flat on my butt. My iPod hit the ground and Abby hopped in my lap, licking me to death. The others chuckled at my fall.
    Rex handed me my iPod. “I can’t believe a forty pound dog knocked you to the ground.”
    “She just surprised me, that’s all.”
    “Sure she did.”
    “And she’s forty- five pounds. Maybe more. Who knows what Amtrak fed her. ”
    Rex offered his hand to help me up. Startled by the gesture, I stared at his hand for a moment, unsure. Tentatively, I held out mine for him to take. His fingers brushed over my wrist, as if he were afraid to touch me.