Queen of Quarantine (Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep #4) - Caroline Peckham Page 0,121

Kyan agreed, the crazy motherfucker actually grinning like this was some great game we were playing.

"Alright then. I think we need to run like hell," Saint said. "The next time that searchlight sweeps away from us, we go and we don't stop until we're at the northern fence."

"We don't stop," I agreed.

"If we have to go through those soldiers to get out of here, so be it," Kyan added, a hungry glint to his eyes that said he was almost hoping for that.

"Let's get the fuck out of here then," Nash agreed.

My blood was pumping like it did before a competition and I let a smile bite into my cheeks as I zeroed in on that feeling. I always performed best under pressure. It was where I shone.

"First one to the fence gets a night alone with Tatum," I challenged.

"Prepare to lose in that case, Bowman," Nash teased.

"Don't be dumb. And don't fucking stop," Saint growled.

The light swept by and we dove out onto the path. Instead of heading for another narrow gap, Saint turned left and started running. In all honesty, I had no fucking idea which direction north was, but Saint probably had built in GPS in his goddamn head so if he'd chosen that direction then I was all for it.

We charged down the muddy pathway as fast as we could, leaving the watchtower and the spotlight behind us, powering on in hopes of outrunning it before it was turned this way again.

My lungs expanded and contracted as my muscles laboured to power me along as fast as I could go and when the path hit a fork, I was the first one there.

"Right," Saint barked from just behind me and I turned that way, my heart leaping as I spotted a group of soldiers at the far end of the path.

Luckily for me, they were passing by, not looking our way and I managed to leap into a gap between two tents again to avoid them.

The others followed as I moved as fast as I could, adrenaline singing in my veins as I shimmied along the tight space.

There were shouts from within one of the tents as someone in there noticed us forcing our way by. Then all of a sudden, soldiers were barking orders and as I spilled out onto another path, I spotted a squadron of them turning our way.

"Oh, fuck," I gasped as they yelled instructions for us to stop where we were and the others all scrambled out of the gap to join me too.

"Run!" Monroe barked and I didn’t need telling twice.

I took off away from the soldiers, unable to focus on where north was and just keeping my gaze fixed on the path ahead as I led my brothers away from the danger behind us.

We ran like our lives depended on it and I was pretty fucking certain they did. Saint's dad would hear about these kids with the super immunity, he'd see the photos and the fake passports. He'd know exactly who the fuck we were and precisely why we had such amazing antibodies. We couldn't get caught. No fucking way.

The shouts of the soldiers behind us were loud and demanding, but none of us slowed for so much as a beat.

We ducked and dived between the maze of tents then found ourselves outside the mess tent where they'd been offering dinner hours ago. It was quiet now and the open space surrounding it gave us the chance to really sprint, putting some distance between us and the soldiers following.

We rounded the side of the huge tent then ducked behind a toilet block and managed to wedge ourselves into a gap behind it where nothing but shadows lingered.

I held my breath as the sounds of the chasing soldiers reached us and they started shouting orders to split up and search the place high and low.

"How far to the fence?" Monroe breathed when we were sure none of them were close enough to overhear us.

Saint's brow furrowed and I knew he didn't like the answer he was about to give. "We've gone west," he breathed. “So it's far enough."

"Shit," Kyan murmured, and I thought it was in response to our situation, but he ducked down and pulled the phone from his boot instead, showing us the message on the screen from Tatum.

Tigress:

Twenty minutes and counting *squid emoji*

My eyes widened at that, especially as Kyan pointed out that the thing had been sent ten minutes ago even though it had only