Chapter Twenty-One Nikki
WE STILL GOT BACK TO town in record time, although the sun was up and a little too bright for comfort.
“You okay?” I asked Duncan, who looked slightly disoriented.
“I’ve been better. We have to go back to the Marlimore. Max said he’d give us a place to stay.”
“You really trust him?”
“I have to. I mean, he helped us fight off his own kind earlier. Why would he do that if he wasn’t on our side?”
“I don’t know. I guess I’d like to talk to him anyway. Ask him about Ethan.”
He smiled grimly. “I’m sure he’ll have a lot to say.”
Before walking into town, Duncan had me hide behind the dumpster of a small shopping center, and then went in search of clothing. A half hour later, he showed up wearing a new red polo shirt
“Here,” he said, handing me a pair of light blu
