It felt like an eternity passed before the van pulled to a stop. The back door opened and the interior light snapped to life. Katelina shielded her eyes, then looked at her fellow passengers.

Just as Micah said, Thomas was bound and gagged. He was stuffed in the furthest corner, next to Saeed. Alex crouched over an unconscious Yaul, and tried to make him drink from a half bottle of leftover blood. Torina fussed with her dress and a canister of wet wipes. Micah had moved ...