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Chapter 24

What was he doing in the woods?

His feet hit the ground faster and faster, and he howled at the night sky.

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The man whirled around. “What was that?”

Arlo had heard the howl too. He hadn’t believed he could become tenser than he already was, but there was something feral in the sound.

“Move!” The man grabbed his arm in a bruising grip and pushed Arlo forward with increased speed. Darkness swarmed around them and Arlo fought against his body as tar slid over him, searching for cracks to get in through.

“Ouch.” He tried to shake free from the man’s hold. “Let me go.”

“I said move.” Metal glinted in the night as the man pointed a knife at him. Ice filled Arlo’s veins as he took a shaky step.

“Don’t make no trouble now.”

“W-What are you doing?”