A/N: Leaving you with such a big cliff-hanger, I hope you like this chapter and fulfill your expectations! Thanks for all the reviews, I never expect any of them! They really make my day :)
"Mr. Solomon?" I said, my voice cracking. I gulped, hoping for the best but expecting the worst. The plan was perfect, but every spy knows that every perfect plan goes wrong at some point. I ran over to him, untying the ropes and carefully but urgently ripping off the duct tape.
"Thank you," Mr. Solomon said slowly and carefully. "Nice plan, by the way. But they're not giving up without a fight." I nodded. Of course, I knew this, but hearing it out loud made it a reality. This isn't happening...
Suddenly, a woman appeared behind Mr. Solomon. I recognized her as Zach's mother and the person that was trying to kidnap me. "Hello, girls and Zach." She sounded cheerful, as if she was winning. Just like her, though, I was going to put up a fight. Zach groaned next to me. "As Joe said, nice plan, but I'm afraid I have an even better plan." Then she was dragging Mr. Solomon down the hallway, towards school, hitting him with each step, muttering something like "traitor" under her breath.
I wanted to kill her right then and there, but Zach held me back. "Come on, Cammie. We have to find your dad," he said. Reluctantly, I turned around and headed in my original direction. I didn't know what fate would bring me, but once again, I was hoping for the best but expecting the worst. Big time.
We ran down the hall as fast as we could, our time was running out quickly, and scurried up the ladder like little mice. After we were all through, we ended up in an alleyway in the heart of Rosewood. Bex (I was reluctant on letting her drive, but I was out voted) had parked the van on the curb, so we hurried in. Zach was calling out directions on how to get to Blackthorne, and apart from Bex, we were all hiding in the back, hoping that Bex's reckless driving wouldn't kill us. I believe we lucked out.
It was a much shorter ride than I thought, but with the intense silence, it seemed longer than it was. Suddenly, Bex stopped at a halt in front of a huge forest in the middle of nowhere.
"Are we here?" Macey asked, just as confused as me.
"It's just right through here," Zach said. After winding ourselves through the most dense forest I had ever been in, the ominous trees came to an end. I found myself looking down below a cliff, just above a river, at the scariest building I had ever seen. Blackthorne, where the Circle recruits as many spies as they can, I realized why Zach seemed to never be in school.
A/N: I know this is a really, really bad chapter, but I've been having MAJOR writer's block, with just this story though. Ugh. I'm not expecting many reviews, really none at all, but please do anyway. It means a lot! :) Xxx