'' hunter , '' she whispered . '' yes . '' she glanced at him , half afraid of what she might see . but his aura was normal again . maybe she 'd been mistaken a moment ago . perhaps the proximity of the hunter 's fierce aura had confused her senses . '' you could tell he was a
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after carrie left , ivy turned the lock to the door just the way her mom and dad told her to do when she was home alone . most people in small towns did n't regularly lock their houses . but she was the only person in the house , her and the egg . ivy closed the door to her room and sat next to the little nest she had made with the afghan and put her hand on the
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'' come back , caleb , '' she whispered , and released his hand . he slipped away , fear rising in his chest with every step back toward the campsite and the unknown boat . as he approached the campsite , he could barely make out two forms standing where the fire had been . he crept up silently until one of the men there hissed out , ''
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