Page 59 of Omega's Triplets

“There are men outside,” she said. “I was in the garden and I heard them. They’re in the woods.”

Mark stood up so fast his chair tipped over. He didn’t bother to right it. He ran to the window and looked out.

When he turned back to them, his face was a mask. Maddy watched him fearfully.

“Go to the garage,” he said. “Right now. Leave everything.”

“What is it?” Jamie asked.

“It’s the Death Fangs,” Mark said. “They found us.”

Chapter Fifteen

Jamie jumped to hisfeet and took Piper by the arm. “Turn off the stove and go, Reese,” he said.

It had been an order, but Reese didn’t move. Jamie could imagine what that must have cost him. “What about Amy?”

“Go, now. We’ll get her.” He pushed Piper gently into Reese’s arms. “Both of you. And don’t open the outside door.”

Reese nodded and caught Piper’s hand. The two of them slipped out of the kitchen, looking younger than they had in years.

“Where is Amy?” Maddy asked.

“Still in bed,” Mark said. “I’ll go get her. Harley, Jamie, get the others out.”

“How?” Jamie asked. His heart was pounding a mile a minute. If the Death Fangs were right outside their door, they would know as soon as the motorbikes started up. They would hear the engines, and they’d emerge from the woods. And Jamie didn’t think they’d stop to talk.

“We’ll have to go on foot.” Harley had clearly been thinking along the same lines.

Mark nodded. “We’ll have to shift. But we’ll talk in the garage. They could try to come in at any moment. Go, now.”

Jamie wrapped an arm around Maddy’s shoulders. She looked afraid, he thought, but she also looked resolved. He was proud of her. After everything she’d suffered at the hands of the Death Fangs, he wouldn’t have blamed her if she’d completely melted down upon hearing that they were back.

Harley, Jamie, and Maddy joined Piper and Reese in the garage. A moment later, Mark followed, leading Amy, who looked confused and half awake.

“How did they find us?” Mark fumed.

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