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Mackenzie double checked the address she was given for the safe house and parked her car. She was excited to see Edie. It had been two weeks, and Mackenzie hoped her friend was doing better. Being somewhere safe and knowing she wasn’t alone would help. So would time, but until enough time passed that Edie wasn’t terrified with every breath, she needed to feel safe.
Mackenzie got out of her car and closed the door. She grabbed the bag of books she’d picked up at the used bookstore for Edie, and Raina if she wanted to read, too.
Mackenzie locked her car and walked to the door. She knew they would see her coming through the doorbell camera and smiled. She was almost there.
A scream came from inside. Mackenzie stopped. Her breath froze inside her lungs. She looked up at the house, but a
