Kelley Armstrong Quote

I grabbed her and held her close, whispering, Shhh, as I kept looking and listening.Kenjii nudged me, as if to say, I pulled the rope in. The end wasn’t broken, as I’d hoped, but as I ran it through my fingers I saw red smears. I took a better look. Blood. Someone had been holding her and Kenjii had wrenched so hard she’d scraped the skin from his hands as she broke free.I hugged her. They couldn’t hold you, huh? Good girl.Maya?I stood. It was Sam, coming through the trees. Daniel and Corey appeared behind her. Seeing the dog beside me, Daniel grinned.We got one escapee, at least, he said.Only one, I said as I tugged off the muzzle. I found Hayley. She managed to communicate with me. It was a trap. There was no way… I took a deep breath. I wanted to try rescuing her anyway, but she said no.Too bad can’t talk, Sam said.I glanced over at her.Um, we’re all feeling bad about Hayley, Corey said. Don’t interrupt by wishing we could question the dog.That’s not what I meant. Hayley could tell you it was a trap. He can’t.Kenjii’s a she, I said.Whatever. My point is that your dog has conveniently escaped, just like Hayley did. You don’t think that’s a trap?If it is, then we’ve already been caught. I looked around. Huh. I don’t see the guys with guns yet.Because they’ve put a tracking device on her. Or in her.I removed the rope. Then I took off her collar and handed it to Daniel to check while I ran my fingers over her, looking for tender spots.It’s clean, Daniel said, handing me back the collar. If she was still wearing the muzzle and rope, then they----wanted it to look like she really escaped, Sam said.There’s blood on the rope, I said. That means she pulled free from whoever had her.Or they’re very detail-oriented.Oh, please, Corey said. Seriously?I turned to Sam. So what do you suggest?Tie her to a tree and keep going.I stared at her.I hope you’re not serious, Daniel said.How about we tie to a tree? Corey said.