33FeliciaLance turns toward the exit.
“Wait,” I say, still half-stunned by what we just did. It all happened so fast. I’m still processing it. But the last thing I imagined was that Lance would leave me. “Where are you going?”
“To orchestrate your escape,” he says.
“Shouldn’t I come with you, then?” I nod in the direction of the storage cupboard where Daniel is knocked out. “There’s a guard down there, out cold.”
A smile touches his lips. “I guessed as much. You’re amazing, Felicia, you know that?”
I roll my eyes. “This isn’t the time for compliments. This is the time for explanations.”
He sighs, and then launches into a quick explanation.
“Bear?” I gasp, when he’s done. “I thought he died in the fire!”
“So did I.” Lance shrugs. “It seems the old bastard is harder to kill than we g
