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announced. “Let’s go.”
Nicholas got out of the car and pulled the back door open for me. Reluctantly,
I stood up.
    “Well, bye guys,” I said awkwardly to Emmett and Lucas.
    “Wait.” Lucas scrambled out of the car and came around to engulf me in a
hug. “Just remember everything we said: look forward at all times, don’t get
curious and try to see what’s going on out of the corner of your eye, and no
matter what happens, remain expressionless. What you hear is going to be more
useful than what you see tonight. So just pretend that you really are blind.”
    I nodded, unable to speak. “Let’s go.” Nicholas’ face was serious; he
wasn’t smiling or joking around now. With a small wave, he turned and started
jogging. I jogged after him. I wanted to look back at Lucas, but I didn’t dare.
    “I can go faster, if you’re worried about being late,” I told Nicholas. I
wasn’t sure if he knew about my cool running ability.
    He gave me a strange look. “We’re already here.”
    Huh? I thought we were blocks away. I had to figure out how to control that. As useful as it was to be able to
run at crazy fast speeds, I’d like to at least comprehend when I was doing it.
    We walked through an unlocked gate that surrounded the parking lot and
headed for the huge warehouse. Nicholas placed his finger over his lips,
signaling for me to be quiet. I gave a slight nod and watched as he slid the
key into the lock on the outside. It opened with a barely audible click.
    Slowly, Nicholas pushed the door of the warehouse open. I huddled close behind
him, almost scared to peek around his shoulder and see what was inside.
Suddenly, Nicholas relaxed his posture and dropped his hands lifelessly to his
sides as he took a few slow steps into the room.
    I quickly did the same in what I hoped was a believable zombie
impersonation. I heard the door we’d just come through click shut, but I didn’t
turn around. I was staring dead at Nicholas’ back. The lighting was low, which
was just as well since I couldn’t take it all in, anyway.
    I felt something brush against my arm and just barely caught myself
before I recoiled. Then something was touching my other arm.
    It’s a good thing I’m not
claustrophobic. Nicholas and I were in a sea of bodies.
    We shuffled forward several more feet, then Nicholas abruptly stopped walking. I was so focused on acting like a mind-controlled
drone that I didn’t realize he’d stopped and I careened into his back. But
Nicholas didn’t flinch.
    What’s going on?
    I didn’t have to wonder for long. The bright warehouse lights were being
turned on. One by one, they flickered overhead, bathing us in a blinding
spotlight. I blinked, trying not to squint from the sudden change.
    “Hurry up,” a voice snapped. “We need to do this as quickly as possible.
Line them up, single file.”
    I stumbled as my arm was grabbed by some goon. He wrenched me to the
left. I couldn’t tell where Nicholas was anymore. What if I’m too far away from him and I black out? How was this
possible? We’d just arrived and we were already being separated!
    Whoever grabbed me forcefully moved me into the line that was forming.
The new back I was staring at most definitely did not belong to ‘Raymond.’
    Shit! I tried to think. But my head
felt cloudy, my thoughts muddled. This wasn’t right. It must be because
Nicholas was too far away. Their mind control was getting to me.
    “That’ll do,” the voice said. “Let’s get a move on. The trance won’t last
without the warlock.”
    Emmett had said Henry’s father was chanting last time, making sure
everyone stayed under this weird spell.
    I caught a glimpse of someone running towards the front of the warehouse.
Slowly, we started shuffling forward again. I was feeling dizzy, lightheaded.
Like when you stand up too fast and everything starts to go dim.
    “Aurora!” And now I was hallucinating. I tried to fight the blackness
that was washing over me.
    “Hey,”