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feeling of being transported took over. I tried not to lose focus. I
didn’t want to give Aubrey a chance to take my gun from me. As soon as the room
came into focus, I pushed away from Aubrey and kept my gun on him. We were back
in Lyle’s foyer.
    “You
are here; you can put that damn gun away, unless you want to just get it over
with and shoot me,” he said angrily.
    “I
don’t want to shoot you,” I said watching him.
    “Lillian,”
Lyle said relieved as he and the others filed out of the living room.
    “Move,”
I ordered Aubrey as I nodded in the direction of Lyle.
    Aubrey
raised his eyebrows in amusement and moved over to where Lyle and the others
were standing. I trained my gun on all of them. As far as I was concerned they
were all standing in my way.
    “What
the hell is going on?” Drake growled as he glared at me.
    “Apparently
we are all standing in her way, and she doesn’t like it,” Aubrey said amused.
    “I’m
leaving. I am going after Cornelius, and none of you are going to stop me,” I
said firmly.
    “You
are being irrational Lily. The old you would have thought this through,” Lyle
said firmly.
    “Actually
the old her would have just shot us all instead of warning us,” Tanner said in
a matter of fact tone. They all looked at him, and he blushed slightly. “What?
It is true,” he muttered; then focused on an invisible piece of lint on his
shirt.
    “I
don’t want to shoot anyone, but that doesn’t mean I won’t,” I said firmly.
    “You
only have one gun; there are four of us,” Drake countered. I quickly drew the
second gun and pulled back the hammer. Drake’s expression only got more
annoyed. He looked like he was going to challenge me.
    “I
never thought I would regret giving her those guns,” Colin said absently.
    “Tanner,
give me your keys,” I ordered. I was tired of playing games. I didn’t have any
more time for games. I needed to find out where Cornelius was before Eleanor
hurt him.
    “Don’t
give her your keys Tanner,” Lyle ordered.
     I
glared at him. “You won’t stop me, so I suggest you just cooperate.”
    “I
won’t let you just leave either, so I suppose we are at an impasse,” he said
firmly. He didn’t look like he was going to back down. By the looks of it, he
was just as stubborn as I was.
    “Lyle,
please,” I pleaded. I didn’t want to shoot any of them. I thought they would
back down, so I didn’t have to shoot them, but by the looks of it they were
going to be stubborn.
    “I
am just as stubborn as you are Lillian. I will not back down on this,” he said
angrily.
    We
stood staring at each other. Neither side was making a move. I was getting
nowhere, and it was infuriating. Before I could make up my mind, Drake lunged
at me. He knocked me backwards. I let the guns go because as annoying as they
were, I didn’t want to accidentally shoot one of them.
    Drake
pinned me to the wall. “You aren’t going anywhere,” he growled.
    A
tingling sensation suddenly rushed over me. Drake’s eyes widened. He was
suddenly thrown backwards into the others. I suddenly understood why the witch
wouldn’t touch me, maybe this was my power coming out because there was no one
else around that could throw him off me. I took their distraction as an
opportunity. I darted out the door, and down the steps. I had nowhere to go,
but into the woods. I wasn’t really excited about running blindly into the
woods, but it was my only choice. I was sure the others would be on my heels in
no time. I had a feeling it would be Drake or Colin that I would have to outrun.
    I
ran headlong into the woods. I was attempting to run in the direction of the
main road Tanner turned off of when we first arrived. When I didn’t come to the
road, I decided to stop and see if I could figure out where I was going. I
looked around trying to get my bearings. I had no clue where I was, and I knew
every second I was standing still was a second more that Drake and the others
gained on me.