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Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

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“GGuys, come on, leave her alone. GGet her out of here!”

someone barked from farther away.

“Oh, come on, Will…”

I stepped to my left, but there was someone’s bare skin

there. I shot to my right, and I ran into someone in a towel. I

growled and darted out my hands, pushing at the body of the

boy who said he was Miles in front of me.

“You guys are assholes,” I said. “Let me out of here!”

Suddenly, a hand swung into me from the front as Miles

grunted, and the boy behind me shoved into me as he was

pulled away, knocking me forward a little. I lost my breath and

held out my arms to brace myself, but they were suddenly

gone. All three of them.

Someone took my hand, and I jerked on reflex, about to

pull it away, but then he asked, “Are you okay?”

His tone was light and gentle and immediately put me at

ease. Or at least more ease than I was. I stopped, letting his

fingers hold mine by the tips.

It was a small gesture, but it didn’t scare me. Just more

reassuring.

“I’m Will,” he said. “I’ll find someone to get you out of

here, okay?”

I inhaled the fragrance of body wash and fresh laundry on

him and nodded, his presence helping me calm down a little.

But then our hands were knocked apart.

I went rigid, stunned for a moment. What the—

“What?” Will asked someone.

“GGet off her and go get dressed,” the new voice said. “I got

it.”

I got it? Who was this?

“I wasn’t on her,” I heard Will say, but his voice faded

away anyway.

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