Talia and Duke were almost to the meeting point. Tanner and Talia had picked it out before they had gone to get Duke. It was perfect for hiding out, it was a rundown no tell motel on the other side of town. With a place that didn’t ask for I.D., took cash only, had options to rent for the extended periods of time or an hour and had names like Cinderella on the guest registry they were pretty certain they could hide out without drawing too much attention to themselves. They had still booked a room for the night and one next to the fire escape just in case. Duke had been relatively silent the whole way, only making the occasional grunt of discomfort as the car made turns and his body was shifted in the seat. She remembered what it was like to live throug

