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    "What the hell are you doing here?" Alexander asked, his voice low and serious.


    Quinn stared at him, confused. "Where else was I supposed to go?"


    "Didn''t I tell you to wait?" Alexander shot back.


    "Sean brought people, and I''m the only one here," she said, biting her lip. She had followed Sean, and now she was stuck.


    The forest alone was way scarier.


    Alexander sighed, ncing over his shoulder to keep an eye on the shadows moving behind them. It was quiet, but he could see movement out of the corner of his eye. Quinn whispered, "How''s your injury?"


    Alexander was about to answer when suddenly, beams of white light from motorcycles appeared in the distance, and the sound of drones buzzed overhead.


    Quinn instinctively turned to look. There were sounds in the forest, like bullets ripping through leaves.


    The assassins immediately took cover and shot down the drones, and the motorcycles came to a halt.


    Without warning, the two groups started fighting.


    Quinn asked in surprise, "Your guys?"


    Alexander squinted and grabbed her hand. "Let''s go."


    Quinn was super confused but followed him, stumbling as they ran.


    The sound of gunfire faded as they got further away.


    Since Alexander was running so fast, it seemed like the neers weren''t his men either. Quinn was even more puzzled. Who were these people?


    After running for what felt like forever, Alexander finally stopped and sat down against a tree.


    It was too dark for Quinn to see his condition, so she squatted down and reached out to feel him.


    "Are you badly hurt?" she asked.


    Alexander grabbed her wandering hand. "I''m fine. Don''t worry," he said.


    His tone was serious, not his usual teasing. He was genuinely trying tofort her.


    This wasn''t the time to worry about such things. Quinn asked nervously, "You don''t know those people?"


    "No," Alexander denied.


    "Who are they? Why do they want to kill you?" Quinn asked again.


    If the first group was Landon''s people, then who was the second group? If there was no threat, why did Alexander run?


    Alexander chuckled, his hoarse voiceing from the darkness. "There are plenty of people who want to kill me."


    He seemed oddly optimistic.


    But Quinn couldn''t share his optimism. Not knowing who the enemy was made her realize how dangerous this ce was. They could die at any moment. As they spoke, the faint sound of helicopter des came from overhead.


    "Are they following us?" Quinn asked.


    "Yeah," Alexander said, standing up and grabbing her hand to keep running.


    This forest wasn''t as dense as the previous one, so the leaves couldn''t hide them from the helicopter''s cameras.


    In the sparse woods, any movement would be clearly visible to the drones above, even if theyy on the ground.


    So whether they stopped or kept running, it didn''t make much difference; they would still be discovered.


    Quinn was gasping for breath as they ran out of the forest and back to the ce where the cars had blocked their way. Several cars were parked haphazardly there. Alexander led her to the middle of the cars and pulled her to the ground. "Get in," Alexandermanded.


    "Get in where?" Quinn asked.


    "Under the car," Alexander said, giving her a push.


    Quinn gritted her teeth and crawled under a car. She was well hidden, but Alexander didn''te in.