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Absolutely.
Good. I’m less than a minute out and Dagen is right behind me. I’ve had to weave my way through the maze to get to you, but I’m heading in your direction. You’ll need to get to your gun.
I’m on it.
Emma found her handgun a few yards away to the right of the cell. She picked it up and told Beth to come to her, to get behind her. Beth, still levitating, moved in place. Emma directed her thoughts once more to Vaughn. I’ve got my Sig.
Sorry, Em, but the snapshots indicate you’ll need to shoot Dagen.
I don’t have a problem with that. In her line of work, she’d taken down a lot of bad guys.
We’re almost there. Shit, the images have been blocked.
It’s Loghry. He probably figured out what you were doing. I’ll take over. Do you have enough information to get to the center of the maze?
Yes.
She added one last thought. Your Glock is on the ground to the left of the cell.
Got it.
She addressed Beth, reaching her telepathically. She didn’t want Loghry to actually hear anything they were planning. Beth, I’m going to access the future. Stay put and follow my lead, can you do that?
Yes.
Just stick close.
She opened herself up to the snapshots that created a vision of the future.
They came quickly, showing her she had only a few seconds to prepare. Beth, stay behind me.
I will.
She switched to contact Vaughn. I’ve got the future. You’re only ten seconds away. Take a left then a right.
Don’t worry, Em. I can sense where you are now.
We’re ready.
Emma saw what she had to do, and she counted down for Beth. Three … two … one …
The next moment, Vaughn shot through the space, flying past them.
Suddenly, Dagen was there, just a few feet away, his AR-15 rising.
Emma pulled the trigger and fired straight into Dagen’s torso. He flew backward onto the dirt, a hole in his chest, blood pouring. Still he lifted his rifle. She fired repeatedly but the arm kept rising. The bastard had power.
Vaughn drew up next to her, his Glock in hand, and fired one bullet into Dagen’s skull. His arm finally fell back harmlessly, and the rifle dropped into the dirt.
Silence followed, except for Vaughn’s rough breathing. It was clear he’d been battling hard. She turned to him. He put his arm around her, and she pivoted to grab him around the waist. He drew her tight against him and hugged her.
A sob caught in her throat. “I thought we were both dead.”
“We made it, Emma. But we’re not done yet.”
“Nathan?” Emma heard Beth call her brother’s name. She released Vaughn.
Releasing Emma, he turned in Beth’s direction. “You’re back and the amethyst flames on your skin are gone. What happened?”
