They were lucky that the bay was close by. Twenty minutes later, they were back at the clinic, except there was no one guarding the doors there when they returned. No doubt everyone had heard about Puck's death and had retreated en masse back to Cristian's old hideout to figure out what to do next. With nearly all the veteran leadership with either brains or sheer bluster gone, no doubt they were losing their minds. How long until her phone began to blow up with panicked phone calls? "Come inside," she told Zero when she came back out to the car after peeking in through the doors. "No." He had exited the vehicle and was standing in front of her, strong and imposing. Right, because that would make her more cooperative, sure. "They're gone. The doctor's hiding away in the back until a pat

