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A brief moment of fear faded into anger and then calm resolve. Anna focused. She stretched out with her senses and used her connection with Seth to watch every corner of the classroom. Sure enough, her instincts were confirmed within seconds.
Someone came through the door behind her.
Anna turned to find a tall woman in black pants and a matching t-shirt pacing through the space between the front row of desks and the blackboard. “You know…I had hoped to avoid this.”
Just as the fallen cop had said, this woman was wearing a ski-mask with holes that revealed a hint of pale skin around the eyes. Her face was hidden, but that voice…Anna had never heard an accent like that, but somehow the voice was still familiar.
Crossing her arms, Anna stood in the middle of the aisle with her head hel
