Newt went inside while Nicote once again lounged outside.

"That creep better not come back a third time to finish the job...." Mateo said.

Seth shuddered. "I would rather not talk about it."

Mateo got it. It was a scary thought. But I hat if....


"What if the killer wasnt aiming for someone else?"

"What do you mean?"

"Think about it. Who would want to kill a kid who's homeschooled, rarely ventured beyond his house, and generally tries every way to not be noticed?"

Seth fell silent, realizing he was right

"He killed was aiming for someone else. Either me or...." mateo turned to stare at Nicote. "One of the twins. Or both. They're equally ranked."

"Well...what can we do?"

Mateo shrugged. "Definitley not go out in public alone that's tor sure. My brother was alone whe he was attacked. I'm guessing your mom was too?"

He nodded. "Yeah."