lh.narcissusinchains-µÚ106²¿·Ö
°´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡û »ò ¡ú ¿É¿ìËÙÉÏÏ·ҳ£¬°´¼üÅÌÉ쵀 Enter ¼ü¿É»Øµ½±¾ÊéĿ¼ҳ£¬°´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡ü ¿É»Øµ½±¾Ò³¶¥²¿£¡
¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªÎ´ÔĶÁÍꣿ¼ÓÈëÊéÇ©ÒѱãÏ´μÌÐøÔĶÁ£¡
¡¡I¡¡glanced¡¡at¡¡the¡¡men¡¡standing¡¡around¡¡in¡¡the¡¡shadowed¡¡room¡£¡¡Fear¡¡rolled¡¡off¡¡of¡¡them¡¡in¡¡waves£»¡¡their¡¡bodies¡¡were¡¡tight¡¡with¡¡tension¡£¡¡I'd¡¡never¡¡seen¡¡so¡¡many¡¡men¡¡so¡¡thoroughly¡¡whipped¡¡before¡£¡¡They¡¡would¡¡do¡¡exactly¡¡what¡¡they¡¡were¡¡told¡¡to¡¡do£»¡¡because¡¡they¡¡were¡¡terrified¡¡to¡¡do¡¡anything¡¡else¡£¡¡I'd¡¡been¡¡told¡¡that¡¡a¡¡good¡¡dominant¡¡was¡¡a¡¡caring¡¡partner¡£¡¡Maybe¡¡Narcissus¡¡wasn't¡¡a¡¡good¡¡dom£»¡¡maybe¡¡he¡¡was¡¡a¡¡bad¡¡one¡£
¡¡¡¨I'm¡¡sorry£»¡¡Ulysses£»¡¡really£»¡¡I¡¡don't¡¡want¡¡to¡¡cause¡¡you¡¡pain£»¡¡but¡¡if¡¡Narcissus¡¡has¡¡gone¡¡crazy¡¡enough¡¡to¡¡make¡¡all¡¡of¡¡you¡¡this¡¡scared£»¡¡then¡¡we¡¡keep¡¡the¡¡guns¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨Please£»¡¡Anita£»¡¡please¡£¡¨¡¡He¡¡must¡¡have¡¡seen¡¡something¡¡on¡¡my¡¡face¡¡that¡¡let¡¡him¡¡know¡¡I¡¡wasn't¡¡going¡¡to¡¡give¡¡in£»¡¡because¡¡he¡¡dropped¡¡to¡¡his¡¡knees¡¡in¡¡front¡¡of¡¡me¡£¡¡The¡¡sound¡¡of¡¡his¡¡knees¡¡hitting¡¡the¡¡floor¡¡was¡¡sharp£»¡¡made¡¡me¡¡wince¡£¡¡He'd¡¡kept¡¡his¡¡hands¡¡wrapped¡¡on¡¡his¡¡arms£»¡¡so¡¡that¡¡he¡¡just¡¡dropped¡¡without¡¡catching¡¡himself¡¡at¡¡all¡£¡¡¡¨Please£»¡¡Anita¡£¡¨
¡¡I¡¡shook¡¡my¡¡head£»¡¡staring¡¡into¡¡those¡¡haunted¡¡eyes¡£
¡¡Tears¡¡glimmered¡¡down¡¡his¡¡cheeks¡£¡¡¡¨Please£»¡¡Anita£»¡¡please£»¡¡you¡¡don't¡¡know¡¡what¡¡he'll¡¡do¡¡to¡¡our¡¡lovers¡¡if¡¡we¡¡fail¡¡him¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨Lovers£¿¡¨¡¡I¡¡made¡¡it¡¡a¡¡question¡£
¡¡It¡¡took¡¡him¡¡two¡¡tries¡¡to¡¡say£»¡¡¡¨Ajax¡¡is¡¡my¡¡¡£¡£¡£¡¡lover¡£¡¡We've¡¡been¡¡together¡¡four¡¡years¡£¡¡Please£»¡¡Anita¡£¡¡I¡¡don't¡¡have¡¡any¡¡right¡¡to¡¡ask¡¡this£»¡¡but¡¡please¡¡give¡¡up¡¡your¡¡guns¡£¡¨
¡¡I¡¡shook¡¡my¡¡head¡£¡¡¡¨I'm¡¡sorry£»¡¡Ulysses£»¡¡really¡¡I¡¡am£»¡¡but¡¡the¡¡more¡¡you¡¡talk¡¡the¡¡more¡¡I¡¡want¡¡to¡¡keep¡¡my¡¡guns¡£¡¨
¡¡He¡¡moved¡¡so¡¡suddenly¡¡that¡¡I¡¡didn't¡¡have¡¡time¡¡to¡¡react£»¡¡and¡¡Cris¡¡and¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡both¡¡cleared¡¡their¡¡guns£»¡¡but¡¡Ulysses¡¡wasn't¡¡trying¡¡to¡¡hurt¡¡me¡£¡¡He¡¡wrapped¡¡his¡¡arms¡¡around¡¡me£»¡¡buried¡¡his¡¡face¡¡in¡¡my¡¡chest£»¡¡and¡¡wept¡¡and¡¡begged¡£¡¡He¡¡stank¡¡of¡¡fear¡¡and¡¡blood¡¡and¡¡worse¡¡things¡£
¡¡¡¨Put¡¡up¡¡the¡¡guns£»¡¡boys£»¡¡he's¡¡not¡¡trying¡¡to¡¡hurt¡¡me¡£¡¨
¡¡They¡¡put¡¡their¡¡guns¡¡up£»¡¡but¡¡they¡¡didn't¡¡look¡¡happy¡£¡¡But¡¡then£»¡¡neither£»¡¡I¡¡suppose£»¡¡did¡¡I¡£¡¡I¡¡touched¡¡Ulysses's¡¡head£»¡¡but¡¡he¡¡just¡¡kept¡¡saying£»¡¡¡¨Please£»¡¡please£»¡¡please¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨You¡¡guys¡¡can¡¡all¡¡e¡¡with¡¡us£»¡¡just¡¡walk¡¡out¡¡with¡¡us¡£¡¨
¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡whispered£»¡¡¡¨This¡¡is¡¡not¡¡a¡¡good¡¡idea¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨I¡¡don't¡¡care¡£¡¡Nobody¡¡deserves¡¡to¡¡be¡¡treated¡¡like¡¡this¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨What'cha¡¡gonna¡¡do£»¡¡Anita£»¡¡offer¡¡them¡¡all¡¡sanctuary£¿¡¡We¡¡didn't¡¡bring¡¡that¡¡many¡¡guns£»¡¨¡¡he¡¡said¡£
¡¡¡¨If¡¡the¡¡other¡¡werehyenas¡¡object£»¡¡we¡¡leave¡¡them¡£¡¡I¡¡didn't¡¡bring¡¡us¡¡out¡¡here¡¡to¡¡get¡¡killed£»¡¡but¡¡if¡¡we¡¡can£»¡¡we¡¡take¡¡them¡¡with¡¡us¡£¡¨
¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡shook¡¡his¡¡head¡£¡¡¡¨You¡¡make¡¡your¡¡life¡¡hard£»¡¡Anita£»¡¡you¡¡make¡¡your¡¡life¡¡very¡¡hard¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨So¡¡I've¡¡been¡¡told¡£¡¨
¡¡Ulysses¡¡just¡¡clung¡¡to¡¡me£»¡¡crying£»¡¡begging¡£¡¡I¡¡had¡¡to¡¡grab¡¡his¡¡face¡¡and¡¡make¡¡him¡¡look¡¡at¡¡me£»¡¡and¡¡even¡¡then¡¡his¡¡eyes¡¡didn't¡¡focus¡£¡¡It¡¡took¡¡almost¡¡a¡¡full¡¡minute¡¡for¡¡him¡¡to¡¡see¡¡me¡£¡¡¡¨You¡¡can¡¡e¡¡with¡¡us£»¡¡Ulysses£»¡¡all¡¡of¡¡you£»¡¡just¡¡walk¡¡out¡£¡¨
¡¡He¡¡shook¡¡his¡¡head¡£¡¡¡¨They¡¡have¡¡our¡¡lovers¡£¡¡You¡¡don't¡¡know¡¡what¡¡they'll¡¡do£»¡¡you¡¡can't¡¡know¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨They£¿¡¨
¡¡A¡¡rifle¡¡shot¡¡exploded¡¡from¡¡somewhere¡¡in¡¡the¡¡room¡£¡¡I¡¡had¡¡the¡¡Browning¡¡halfway¡¡out¡¡of¡¡its¡¡holster¡¡when¡¡Cris¡¡staggered¡¡backwards¡£¡¡Blood¡¡sprayed¡¡out¡¡his¡¡back¡¡onto¡¡Caleb¡¡and¡¡Gil¡£¡¡Gil¡¡started¡¡screaming¡£¡¡I¡¡had¡¡to¡¡turn¡¡away¡¡before¡¡Cris¡¡hit¡¡the¡¡floor¡£
¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡said£»¡¡¡¨Three¡¡on¡¡the¡¡catwalk¡¡with¡¡rifles¡£¡¡Fuck£»¡¡girl£»¡¡we've¡¡walked¡¡into¡¡it¡£¡¨
¡¡I¡¡looked¡¡where¡¡he¡¡was¡¡looking¡¡and¡¡could¡¡barely¡¡make¡¡out¡¡the¡¡shapes¡£¡¡If¡¡I¡¡was¡¡supposed¡¡to¡¡be¡¡the¡¡kitty¡cat£»¡¡why¡¡did¡¡the¡¡rat¡¡have¡¡better¡¡night¡¡vision£¿
¡¡Ulysses¡¡was¡¡whispering¡¡over¡¡and¡¡over£»¡¡¡¨I'm¡¡sorry£»¡¡I'm¡¡sorry£»¡¡I'm¡¡sorry¡£¡¨
¡¡I¡¡put¡¡the¡¡barrel¡¡against¡¡his¡¡forehead¡£¡¡¡¨Whatever¡¡else¡¡happens£»¡¡Ulysses£»¡¡you¡¡die¡¡next¡£¡¨
¡¡A¡¡man's¡¡voice¡¡came¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡darkness¡£¡¡He¡¡was¡¡speaking¡¡over¡¡a¡¡sound¡¡system£»¡¡that¡¡much¡¡I¡¡could¡¡tell¡£¡¡¡¨If¡¡you¡¡pull¡¡the¡¡trigger£»¡¡we¡¡will¡¡kill¡¡your¡¡other¡¡bodyguard¡£¡¡Rifles¡¡with¡¡silver¡¡shot£»¡¡Ms¡£¡¡Blake£»¡¡and¡¡I¡¡assure¡¡you¡¡that¡¡my¡¡people¡¡are¡¡dead¡¡shots¡£¡¡Now£»¡¡put¡¡your¡¡guns¡¡down£»¡¡and¡¡we'll¡¡talk¡£¡¨
¡¡I¡¡kept¡¡my¡¡gun¡¡and¡¡told¡¡Ulysses£»¡¡¡¨Get¡¡away¡¡from¡¡me£»¡¡now£¡¡¨¡¡He¡¡crawled¡¡away£»¡¡still¡¡crying¡£
¡¡I¡¡picked¡¡out¡¡the¡¡shadowy¡¡form¡¡on¡¡my¡¡side¡¡of¡¡the¡¡catwalk¡£¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡was¡¡aimed¡¡to¡¡the¡¡other¡¡side£»¡¡which¡¡left¡¡one¡¡man¡¡in¡¡the¡¡middle¡¡without¡¡a¡¡gun¡¡on¡¡him¡£¡¡But¡¡from¡¡this¡¡distance£»¡¡with¡¡them¡¡above¡¡us£»¡¡we¡¡had¡¡to¡¡make¡¡each¡¡shot¡¡count£»¡¡which¡¡meant¡¡that¡¡we¡¡had¡¡to¡¡kill¡¡what¡¡we¡¡could£»¡¡then¡¡hope¡¡we¡¡could¡¡do¡¡something¡¡with¡¡the¡¡last¡¡one¡£¡¡¡¨Who¡¡the¡¡hell¡¡are¡¡you£¿¡¨¡¡I¡¡asked¡£
¡¡¡¨Drop¡¡your¡¡guns£»¡¡Ms¡£¡¡Blake£»¡¡and¡¡I'll¡¡tell¡¡you¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨We¡¡keep¡¡our¡¡guns£»¡¡girl£»¡¨¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡said¡£¡¡¡¨He's¡¡going¡¡to¡¡kill¡¡us¡¡either¡¡way¡£¡¨
¡¡I¡¡agreed¡£
¡¡¡¨We¡¡don't¡¡want¡¡you¡¡dead£»¡¡Ms¡£¡¡Blake£»¡¡but¡¡we¡¡don't¡¡give¡¡a¡¡shit¡¡about¡¡your¡¡friends¡£¡¡We¡¡can¡¡just¡¡keep¡¡picking¡¡them¡¡off¡¡until¡¡you¡¡change¡¡your¡¡mind¡£¡¨
¡¡I¡¡moved¡¡to¡¡stand¡¡in¡¡front¡¡of¡¡everyone£»¡¡so¡¡that¡¡the¡¡middle¡¡shot¡¡was¡¡harder¡£¡¡From¡¡the¡¡above¡¡angle£»¡¡I¡¡couldn't¡¡block¡¡them¡¡pletely£»¡¡but¡¡it¡¡was¡¡the¡¡best¡¡I¡¡could¡¡do¡£¡¡¡¨Everybody¡¡get¡¡down¡£¡¨¡¡Only¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡hesitated¡£¡¡¡¨They¡¡don't¡¡want¡¡me¡¡dead£»¡¡and¡¡I¡¡need¡¡your¡¡gun¡£¡¨¡¡He¡¡glanced¡¡at¡¡me£»¡¡then¡¡dropped¡¡to¡¡one¡¡knee£»¡¡using¡¡me¡¡to¡¡shield¡¡himself¡¡from¡¡the¡¡middle¡¡gunman¡£¡¡He'd¡¡grasped¡¡my¡¡plan¡£¡¡Everyone¡¡else¡¡was¡¡hugging¡¡the¡¡floor¡£¡¡There¡¡was¡¡no¡¡cover£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡door¡¡was¡¡close¡¡but¡¡not¡¡close¡¡enough£»¡¡what¡¡with¡¡three¡¡rifles¡¡on¡¡us¡£
¡¡¡¨What¡¡are¡¡you¡¡doing£»¡¡Ms¡£¡¡Blake£¿¡¨¡¡the¡¡voice¡¡asked¡£
¡¡¡¨Just¡¡testing¡¡a¡¡theory£»¡¨¡¡I¡¡said¡£
¡¡¡¨Don't¡¡be¡¡stupid£»¡¡Ms¡£¡¡Blake¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨Bobby¡¡Lee£»¡¨¡¡I¡¡said¡£
¡¡¡¨Yes£»¡¡ma'am¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨How¡¡good¡¡are¡¡you£¿¡¨
¡¡¡¨Give¡¡the¡¡word£»¡¡we'll¡¡find¡¡out¡£¡¨
¡¡I¡¡felt¡¡my¡¡body¡¡go¡¡very£»¡¡very¡¡still£»¡¡so¡¡that¡¡the¡¡world¡¡narrowed¡¡down¡¡to¡¡the¡¡end¡¡of¡¡my¡¡gun¡¡and¡¡that¡¡shape¡¡crouched¡¡on¡¡the¡¡catwalk¡£¡¡It¡¡was¡¡about¡¡ten¡¡yards¡£¡¡I'd¡¡hit¡¡targets¡¡farther¡¡away¡¡than¡¡that¡£¡¡But¡¡that¡¡was¡¡target¡¡shooting¡£¡¡I'd¡¡never¡¡tried¡¡to¡¡drop¡¡a¡¡man¡¡with¡¡a¡¡handgun¡¡from¡¡this¡¡distance¡£¡¡I¡¡let¡¡out¡¡the¡¡last¡¡of¡¡my¡¡breath¡¡so¡¡that¡¡I¡¡was¡¡just¡¡stillness£»¡¡just¡¡the¡¡gun£»¡¡just¡¡the¡¡point¡¡of¡¡the¡¡gun£»¡¡just¡¡the¡¡aim¡¡of¡¡the¡¡gun£»¡¡and¡¡with¡¡the¡¡last£»¡¡barest¡¡touch¡¡of¡¡my¡¡voice£»¡¡I¡¡whispered£»¡¡¡¨Word¡£¡¨
¡¡Our¡¡guns¡¡went¡¡off¡¡almost¡¡simultaneously¡£¡¡I¡¡didn't¡¡shoot¡¡just¡¡once£»¡¡I¡¡fired¡¡as¡¡fast¡¡as¡¡I¡¡could¡¡pull¡¡the¡¡trigger¡£¡¡My¡¡figure¡¡jerked£»¡¡the¡¡target¡¡came¡¡out¡¡of¡¡his¡¡crouch£»¡¡then¡¡fell¡¡slowly¡¡off¡¡the¡¡catwalk¡£¡¡I¡¡turned¡¡my¡¡gun¡¡before¡¡the¡¡body¡¡hit¡¡the¡¡ground¡¡and¡¡found¡¡the¡¡man¡¡in¡¡the¡¡middle¡¡standing¡¡up¡£¡¡I¡¡saw¡¡the¡¡shadow¡¡of¡¡his¡¡rifle¡£¡¡I¡¡heard¡¡the¡¡voice¡¡shouting¡¡over¡¡the¡¡explosion¡¡of¡¡gunshots£»¡¡¡¨Don't¡¡hit¡¡her£»¡¡don't¡¡you¡¡dare¡£¡¨
¡¡The¡¡rifle¡¡plowed¡¡up¡¡floor¡¡inches¡¡from¡¡me¡¡¡¡two¡¡shots¡¡¡¡trying¡¡to¡¡get¡¡me¡¡to¡¡move¡¡and¡¡give¡¡him¡¡a¡¡shot¡¡at¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee£»¡¡but¡¡I¡¡stood¡¡my¡¡ground¡¡and¡¡fired¡¡back¡£¡¡Bobby¡¡was¡¡firing¡¡with¡¡me£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡shadow¡¡form¡¡jerked£»¡¡staggered£»¡¡then¡¡slumped¡¡forward£»¡¡his¡¡rifle¡¡falling¡¡to¡¡land¡¡on¡¡the¡¡floor¡¡with¡¡the¡¡other¡¡two¡¡bodies¡¡of¡¡the¡¡now¡dead¡¡riflemen¡£
¡¡The¡¡voice¡¡said£»¡¡¡¨Boys£»¡¡do¡¡not¡¡disappoint¡¡me¡£¡¨
¡¡The¡¡werehyenas¡¡rushed¡¡us¡£¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡and¡¡I¡¡started¡¡shooting¡£¡¡We¡¡divided¡¡the¡¡six¡¡werehyenas¡¡up¡¡between¡¡us£»¡¡smooth£»¡¡no¡¡cross¡¡fires£»¡¡no¡¡taking¡¡the¡¡other's¡¡hit¡¡¡¡my¡¡side¡¡of¡¡the¡¡room£»¡¡his¡¡side¡¡of¡¡the¡¡room¡£¡¡I¡¡took¡¡two£»¡¡I¡¡think¡¡he¡¡took¡¡one£»¡¡and¡¡we¡¡both¡¡clicked¡¡empty¡£¡¡I¡¡drew¡¡the¡¡Firestar¡¡left¡handed£»¡¡which¡¡made¡¡it¡¡about¡¡two¡¡seconds¡¡slower¡¡than¡¡it¡¡needed¡¡to¡¡be£»¡¡but¡¡it¡¡was¡¡probably¡¡faster¡¡than¡¡popping¡¡the¡¡clip¡¡on¡¡the¡¡Browning¡¡and¡¡reloading¡£¡¡If¡¡I¡¡survived£»¡¡I'd¡¡have¡¡to¡¡time¡¡which¡¡one¡¡was¡¡faster¡£
¡¡It¡¡was¡¡Ulysses¡¡who¡¡was¡¡almost¡¡upon¡¡me¡¡like¡¡a¡¡dark¡¡shape¡¡of¡¡doom¡£¡¡A¡¡gun¡¡exploded¡¡at¡¡my¡¡back£»¡¡and¡¡Ulysses¡¡fell¡¡backwards¡¡onto¡¡the¡¡floor¡£¡¡I¡¡whirled¡¡to¡¡find¡¡Nathaniel¡¡with¡¡a¡¡gun¡£¡¡His¡¡eyes¡¡were¡¡wide£»¡¡his¡¡lips¡¡parted£»¡¡a¡¡look¡¡of¡¡astonishment¡¡on¡¡his¡¡face¡£¡¡He'd¡¡picked¡¡up¡¡Cris's¡¡dropped¡¡weapon¡£¡¡Movement¡¡turned¡¡me¡¡back¡¡to¡¡the¡¡fight¡£¡¡Metal¡¡flashed¡¡as¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡waded¡¡into¡¡the¡¡last¡¡two¡¡werehyenas¡£¡¡The¡¡fight¡¡was¡¡too¡¡intense¡£¡¡I¡¡couldn't¡¡get¡¡a¡¡clear¡¡shot¡£
¡¡The¡¡far¡¡doors¡¡opened£»¡¡and¡¡men¡¡poured¡¡out¡£¡¡I¡¡rushed¡¡the¡¡fight¡¡around¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡and¡¡fired¡¡almost¡¡point¡¡blank¡¡into¡¡someone's¡¡back¡£¡¡The¡¡man¡¡shuddered¡¡and¡¡dropped£»¡¡putting¡¡me¡¡face¡to¡face¡¡with¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡£¡¡It¡¡had¡¡startled¡¡him£»¡¡and¡¡I¡¡had¡¡to¡¡fire¡¡across¡¡his¡¡body¡¡into¡¡the¡¡last¡¡of¡¡the¡¡fightees¡£¡¡I¡¡pointed¡¡the¡¡Firestar¡¡at¡¡the¡¡werehyenas¡¡pouring¡¡towards¡¡us¡£¡¡I¡¡emptied¡¡the¡¡gun¡¡into¡¡them£»¡¡as¡¡we¡¡all¡¡started¡¡backing¡¡for¡¡the¡¡door¡£¡¡I¡¡wasn't¡¡as¡¡good¡¡left¡handed¡£¡¡I¡¡don't¡¡think¡¡I¡¡killed¡¡anyone£»¡¡but¡¡I¡¡wounded¡¡someone¡¡with¡¡every¡¡shot£»¡¡and¡¡it¡¡slowed¡¡them£»¡¡made¡¡them¡¡hesitate¡£
¡¡Gil£»¡¡Caleb£»¡¡and¡¡Nathaniel¡¡were¡¡already¡¡at¡¡the¡¡doors¡£¡¡Daylight¡¡spilled¡¡in£»¡¡and¡¡I¡¡was¡¡dazzled¡¡for¡¡a¡¡second£»¡¡because¡¡my¡¡sunglasses¡¡were¡¡still¡¡tucked¡¡across¡¡the¡¡front¡¡of¡¡my¡¡shirt¡£¡¡I¡¡dropped¡¡the¡¡Firestar£»¡¡popped¡¡the¡¡empty¡¡clip¡¡from¡¡the¡¡Browning¡¡and¡¡had¡¡the¡¡second¡¡clip¡¡pounded¡¡home¡¡before¡¡we¡¡made¡¡the¡¡sidewalk¡£¡¡I¡¡still¡¡couldn't¡¡hear¡¡the¡¡noise¡¡of¡¡the¡¡clips¡¡hitting¡¡home£»¡¡but¡¡I¡¡saw¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡making¡¡the¡¡same¡¡movement¡¡with¡¡his¡¡gun¡¡that¡¡I'd¡¡made¡¡with¡¡mine¡£¡¡I¡¡knew¡¡he¡¡was¡¡locked¡¡and¡¡loaded¡£
¡¡I¡¡yelled£»¡¡¡¨Nathaniel£¡¡¡Jeep£»¡¡get¡¡it¡¡running£¡¡¨¡¡I¡¡knew¡¡he¡¡knew¡¡where¡¡the¡¡extra¡¡set¡¡of¡¡keys¡¡were¡£¡¡I¡¡remembered¡¡Narcissus¡¡saying¡¡that¡¡there¡¡were¡¡over¡¡five¡¡hundred¡¡werehyenas¡£¡¡We¡¡had¡¡to¡¡get¡¡out¡¡of¡¡there¡¡before¡¡they¡¡decided¡¡to¡¡pick¡¡up¡¡more¡¡guns¡¡or¡¡just¡¡overwhelm¡¡us¡¡with¡¡numbers¡£¡¡Shooting¡¡them¡¡would¡¡slow¡¡them¡¡down£»¡¡but¡¡whoever¡¡that¡¡voice¡¡had¡¡been£»¡¡he¡¡had¡¡them¡¡terrified¡£¡¡I¡¡could¡¡kill¡¡them£»¡¡but¡¡I¡¡couldn't¡¡terrorize¡¡them¡£¡¡Whether¡¡they¡¡poured¡¡out¡¡of¡¡that¡¡door¡¡in¡¡a¡¡wave¡¡would¡¡depend¡¡on¡¡whether¡¡they¡¡feared¡¡death¡¡or¡¡terror¡¡more¡£
¡¡I¡¡glanced¡¡back¡¡to¡¡find¡¡Nathaniel¡¡in¡¡the¡¡Jeep£»¡¡with¡¡Caleb¡¡and¡¡Gil¡¡in¡¡the¡¡back¡£¡¡The¡¡engine¡¡roared¡¡to¡¡life¡£¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡and¡¡I¡¡started¡¡for¡¡the¡¡Jeep£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡werehyenas¡¡rolled¡¡out¡¡into¡¡the¡¡sunlight£»¡¡too¡¡many¡¡to¡¡count£»¡¡almost¡¡too¡¡many¡¡to¡¡aim¡¡at¡£¡¡I¡¡fired¡¡into¡¡the¡¡mass¡¡of¡¡bodies£»¡¡and¡¡I¡¡yelled£»¡¡¡¨Run£¡¡¨
¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡and¡¡I¡¡were¡¡running¡¡for¡¡the¡¡Jeep£»¡¡which¡¡meant¡¡our¡¡aim¡¡wasn't¡¡what¡¡it¡¡should¡¡have¡¡been£»¡¡but¡¡the¡¡men¡¡were¡¡packed¡¡so¡¡tight¡¡that¡¡we¡¡kept¡¡hitting¡¡them¡¡anyway¡£¡¡They'd¡¡fall£»¡¡then¡¡there'd¡¡be¡¡screams£»¡¡sounds£»¡¡a¡¡chittering¡¡laughter¡¡that¡¡raised¡¡the¡¡hair¡¡at¡¡the¡¡back¡¡of¡¡my¡¡neck£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡wounded¡¡rose¡¡as¡¡hyenamen£»¡¡muscled£»¡¡pale¡furred£»¡¡spotted£»¡¡with¡¡a¡¡muzzle¡¡full¡¡of¡¡fangs¡¡and¡¡claws¡¡like¡¡black¡¡knives¡£¡¡We¡¡weren't¡¡whittling¡¡them¡¡down£»¡¡we¡¡were¡¡giving¡¡them¡¡better¡¡weapons¡¡to¡¡use¡¡against¡¡us¡£
¡¡Nathaniel¡¡yelled£»¡¡¡¨Get¡¡in£¡¡¨
¡¡I¡¡glanced¡¡back¡¡to¡¡find¡¡the¡¡doors¡¡open¡¡front¡¡and¡¡middle¡£¡¡I¡¡slid¡¡into¡¡the¡¡rear¡¡seat£»¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡slid¡¡in¡¡front¡£¡¡The¡¡doors¡¡were¡¡shut£»¡¡locked£»¡¡and¡¡Nathaniel¡¡was¡¡pulling¡¡away¡¡from¡¡the¡¡curb¡¡when¡¡they¡¡poured¡¡over¡¡us¡£¡¡They¡¡swarmed¡¡the¡¡car£»¡¡covering¡¡the¡¡windows¡£¡¡Nathaniel¡¡hit¡¡the¡¡gas¡¡and¡¡the¡¡Jeep¡¡roared¡¡forward¡£¡¡An¡¡arm¡¡smashed¡¡through¡¡the¡¡window¡¡beside¡¡me¡£¡¡The¡¡sound¡¡of¡¡breaking¡¡glass¡¡was¡¡everywhere¡£¡¡They¡¡were¡¡trying¡¡to¡¡hold¡¡on¡¡and¡¡get¡¡inside¡£¡¡I¡¡fired¡¡through¡¡my¡¡window¡¡into¡¡the¡¡man¡¡beyond£»¡¡and¡¡he¡¡fell¡¡away¡£¡¡Bobby¡¡Lee¡¡was¡¡firing¡¡into¡¡the¡¡hyenaman¡¡that¡¡was¡¡trying¡¡to¡¡crawl¡¡through¡¡the¡¡wind