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@@@@@I was surrounded by friends and allies, and she, inside these caves at least, was all aloneTwo guns, the rifle and her own Glock?the very gun Ian had once envied, the gun that had killed my friend Wes?were trained on her at every momentOnly one thing had kept her alive until now, and it couldn't save her for long Jeb had thought I might want to talk to her Now that I was back, she was condemned to die within hours whether I spoke to her or not So why did I feel as though I was at the disadvantage? Why this strange premonition thatshe would be the one to walk away from our confrontation? I hadn't decided if I wanted to talk to herAt least, that was what I'd told Jeb Without a doubt, I didnot want to talk to herI was terrified to ever see her face again?a face that, no matter how I tried, I could not imagine looking frightened But if I told them I had no desire for conversation, Aaron would shoot herIt would be like I'd given him the order to fireLike I'd pulled the trigger Or worse, Doc would try to cut her out of the human bodyI flinched away from the memory of the silver blood smeared all over the hands of my friend Melanie twisted uneasily, trying to escape the torment in my head Wanda? They're just going to shoot her Should this comfort me? I couldn't avoid the imagined tableauAaron, the Seeker's gun in his hand; the Seeker's body slowly crumpling to the stone floor, the red blood pooling around her? You don't have to watch That wouldn't stop it from happening Melanie's thoughts became a little franticut we want her to dieRight? She killed Wes! Besides, she can't stay alive She was right about everything, of courseIt was true that there was no way the Seeker could stay aliveImprisoned, she would work doggedly to es