"You need to stay close to her. When we move, you need to be able to get her isolated. Can you do that?"
"Yes," Marcus said. "She trusts me. Or she will soon enough."
"Good." The man opened the car door. "Report in three days, and Marcus? If you let her slip away, if you fail at this, the organization will find you."
It was not a threat. It was a promise. Marcus nodded and the man got in the car, the engine sound changed and he pulled out of the clearing, leaving Marcus standing alone in the dark.
I waited until the car was gone, then I waited longer before I crept back through the woods the way I had come, my mind racing so fast I could barely keep track of my own feet.
The Hunters were organized, they were monitoring the academy, they were waiting for my power to manifest fully befo
