07 The Return_ Midnight - L. J. Smith

“Could’a fooled me,” Elena murmured, but Stefan’s head jerked up and he said, “An
order? From who?”
“I…don’t…know!” Misao screamed. “Shinichi gets the orders. Then he tells me what to
do. But whoever it is should be happy by now. The town is almost destroyed. He ought to give me
some help here!” She glared at the group, and they stared back.
Without knowing that he was going to say it, Matt said, “Let’s put her in the root cellar
with Shinichi. I’ve got this feeling that we might all be sleeping in the storage room tonight.”