Rue’s POV

By the time I found Bella and Iris waiting near the exit, the blaring alarms had died off. Bella was nervously tapping her feet, hands akimbo, while Iris had her eyes trained on the main exit.

“Finally!” Bella exclaimed, walking forward towards me. “What on earth took you so long? Do you know how long we’ve waited?”

“There was a bit of a crowd situation in there after you ran off,” I explained, smoothing my hair.

“Why are you all dusty?” Bella frowned scanning my ...