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and I kiss his head, right between his ears.
    “How’d you find us?” Cole asks Bruno.
    “Why, I used the incredible tracking skills I honed as a guard,” Bruno says with sarcasm. He turns the key in the ignition and pulls a U-turn. Grace exhales.
    “Oh please, more like you used Zeus,” Grace says. Bruno laughs.
    “Well, he helped, that’s for sure. That dog was hell-bent on finding you. His ridiculous barking was so loud I was half tempted to shoot him.” I raise an eyebrow at Bruno, who’s eyeing me in the rearview. “I’m kidding.”
    “So what happened at the safe house?” Grace asks.
    “Damn thing, it was compromised,” Cole says sharply. Bruno shifts in his seat.
    “But how did they know you were going to be there? It doesn’t make any sense,” Bruno asks in a higher pitch.
    “Your guess is as good as mine,” Cole says.
    “How many were there?” Bruno’s brows furrow together.
    “Quite a few,” Cole says shortly. From his silence, I can tell Bruno’s processing something.
    “Did you know any of them?” Bruno asks in a lower tone.
    I wish I could block the entire conversation out. I don’t want to relive the massacre or the way Cole looked with a knife to his neck.
    Grace reaches over and wraps her hand around mine. I look toward her, and she smiles. I do my best to smile back.
    “Clayton was one. And I recognized the other one, but I don’t remember his name,” Cole says quietly.
    “Guy’s a maniac, a total animal,” Bruno says. “You’re lucky you didn’t get yourselves killed.” I feel Bruno’s eyes rest on me from the rearview mirror, but I refuse to look at him. “Did he say anything?”
    “Clayton told her Wilson wants her alive.”
    “For what?” Grace asks. She leans forward in her seat while still holding on to me.
    “Oh man … ” Bruno shakes his head and quickly glances in Cole’s direction. “Well, she does carry a lofty reward. After all, her dad built this thing. And Keegan was a revolt leader. They probably think she knows something important.”
    Hearing Keegan’s name mentioned, even casually, feels like a searing hot knife through my heart. I can’t help wondering if Clayton’s words were true. Was I a threat to the regime? Had Dad or Keegan left me clues or told me something of significance?
    Cole turns to me, his eyes raking mine, but he glances quickly away. “You think that’s it?”
    “Sure,” Bruno says. “Why else would they want her alive?”
    I’m silent. I can’t really think of any other reason. Nor do I want to think about it; my head’s so full of what-ifs that I’m unable to form a cohesive opinion on the matter.
    “Oh, and get this: I’ve heard they want Sutton alive too, but the rest of us? We’re wanted dead or alive, preferably dead , ” Bruno says as he squints and glances at Cole quickly.
    “We have to protect Sutton,” I say.
    “Of course we will,” Cole says before he turns to Bruno. “Man, what the hell’s going on?”
    “We both know Wilson’s a sociopath. He thrives on having control over who dies and lives. And whatever he’s up to, it’s bad, really freaking bad.”
    “The wanted posters are all over the place, even in the bay,” Grace says. “How long can we hide?”
    “Till this ends, till Wilson’s dead and the Hole’s destroyed,” Cole says.
    I watch as Grace lowers her eyes and gazes out the window. She lets go of me, and from the way she twiddles her hands, I’m guessing Bruno didn’t tell her he was wanted dead until now.
    “This is my fault,” I say. “The situation we’re in, all of your lives on the line.”
    “It’s not your fault, Lexi,” Cole says. “Everyone here made their decision without your influence. We’ve made our peace with it.”
    Bruno turns off the paved road and onto sand. We all grab our door handles to keep from bouncing around. A slight breeze shifts the sand, blowing it over the hood. After a few minutes, Bruno turns onto another road, one blanketed in