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"I'll tell you later. We just need to go."
Mason pointed in the direction we'd been heading. "This lets out a few blocks away. It's closer
to the station."
I peered down into the dark unknown. "No," I said. "We're going back the way we came."
They all looked at me like I was insane as we retraced our steps, but nobody questioned me yet.
When we emerged from the mall's front, I breathed a sigh of relief to see that the sun was still
out, though it was steadily sinking into the horizon and casting orange and red light onto the
buildings. The remaining light would still be enough for us to get back to the bus station before
we were really in any danger of seeing Strigoi.
And I knew now that there really were Strigoi in Spokane. Dimitri's information had been
correct. I didn't know what the list meant, but it clearly had something to do with the attacks. I
needed to report it to the other guardians immediately, and I certainly couldn't tell the others
what I'd realized until we were safely at the lodge. Mason was likely to go back into the tunnels
if he knew what I did.
Most of our walk back to the station proceeded in silence. I think my mood had cowed the
others. Even Christian seemed to have run out of snide comments. Inside, my emotions swirled,
oscillating between anger and guilt as I kept reexamining my role in everything.
Ahead of me, Eddie stopped walking, and I nearly ran into him. He looked around. "Where are
we?"
Snapping out of my own thoughts, I surveyed the area too. I didn't remember these buildings.
"Damn it," I exclaimed. "Are we lost? Didn't anyone keep track of which way we went?"
It was an unfair question since I clearly hadn't paid attention either, but my temper had pushed
me past reason. Mason studied me for a few moments, then pointed. "This way."