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“Oh, no!” Rose gasped.
Kire had explained his encounter at the shack to them and was positively thrilled to see the smirk disappear from Trace and Kaos’ faces. As expected, Amberly wasn’t among them again because she had to work.
“And he went to the mountain after that?” asked Trace.
“Yep,” Kire replied. “And he had the Djigi with him.”
“Why didn’t you try to grab it?” asked Kaos. “That way, we wouldn’t have to face him tomorrow night.”
“I’ll remember that the next time I face a monster strong enough to subdue Andrew and five other boys,” said Kire darkly.
“The cops have found the boys,” said Rose, reading from her phone.
“Why didn’t you stay with them anyway?” asked Trace. “You could’ve become the hero of St. Bernard! Of Montgomery!”
Kaos sighed.
“I like how you think, Trace,
