Finally, Lila whined and licked his face. He didn’t know whether she understood or was trying to tell him to go ahead, anyway. Regardless, he ushere... them through a hatch/doorway which closed behind them. There was a shimmer, and his ears popped from the slight change in air pressure. Both wolves slung their heads from side to side as they cleared their ears while Jeff yawned and swallowed to clear his. They were now standing at the edge of great rolling plains spotted with bushes and an. The girl pitches forward and hits the ground hard, face first.Amazingly, she's still alive. She lies on the ground, twitching, still trying to run, still trying to breathe while her lungs fill with blood. Her eyes are wide open in pain and terror. After a few seconds, she realizes she's lying on the ground and tries to crawl away.She can hear his boots in the snow coming closer! He's coming for her! He's going to kill her!The desperate young girl gasps in agony as the huge man wedges the axe up. I really wanted a new start and the ideaof spending a year at Akron Reform, and then he sealed it. "All the boys chosen and who pass the selection andtraining process are going to live in leased apartments,individually, downtown. You'll be on your own! We don'tthink anyone will go awol on us!" That really hit home.The meeting ended; well actually I was dismissed to think of it.I had 24 hours they said. Well, that was a lot to think of tonight and its not likeI didn't have baggage that. . Gavin, right?” Sarah stared at her new date, more than a little surprised that she was invited to dinner with him and his ... roommates?“Gavin Moore, yes. You’re Sarah, am I right?” Gavin replied awkwardly.“Sarah Finkel, yes. Nice to meet you. So ... imagine my shock when a guy that interested me asked me to go out with another man that I’ve never met. What’s ... exactly going on here?” Sarah asked as she sat down at the supper table and they waited for Roger and company to join them.“Well.