“Wake her up,” I said calmly.A bucket of ice water came crashing down.Linda jolted awake, then dropped to her knees with a thud, banging her head against the concrete over and over.“Hannah! Hannah, it’s me, your mom!“It was those bastards! They forced us! If we didn’t lead them here, they said they’d kill us! I had no choice!”Her face was smeared with snot and tears as she reached for my pant leg.I stepped back, disgusted, avoiding her touch.Beside her, Tyler twitched, his body jerking as he snapped out of playing dead.“Bullshit! It was you! You old witch!”He pointed at Linda, eyes bulging.“You told me she had food! You told me to go find the Wolf Pack!“You said if we took the base, I’d be king!“You said she was soft, that if I just got on my knees and cried, she’d let me in!“Hannah! This was all her idea! She made me do it! I’m innocent!”Faced with death, the so-called loving mother and devoted son turned on each other without hesitation.They hurled every
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