It was big, and Jenny had a glimpse of reddish skin like tanned leather. The flashlight beams caught it briefly, even as it moved back into the trees. They were skirting the lake when they saw the shape among the trees.

Now, the thought of going into that tunnel was-well, it was better not to think about it. It was another ride she'd loved as a kid-not because it had anything to do with love, but because it was dark, and cool, and she'd loved the swan boats. 'The only thing that's lit is something toward the back-it's got a big waterwheel and some boats shaped like swans.'ĭee came down and they started toward the Tunnel of Love, Jenny guiding them. The Ferris wheel looks cool, it's sort of rising out of them like a mountain rising out of clouds.' 'I can see the lighthouse on the island,' she said at the top with one long leg hooked over the crosspiece which supported a lantern. ' Dee was shinning up one of the old-fashioned green-painted lampposts. Jenny took the flashlight and said, 'Oh, be careful. The park was completely dark and dead silent around them. Nothing in the immediate vicinity was lit up. He'd kidnapped her and hunted her throughout two worlds. He'd caught her in a cave-in, left her alone to drown, and menaced her with a cyber-lion. He'd lurked in the shadows of her room and hissed terrifying messages at her in the dark. Julian was going to do something nasty-but what could be worse than what he'd already done? Since she'd known Julian, he'd chased her with UFOs, darkĮlves, and giant insects-not to mention a Shadow Wolf and Snake. Jenny's buoyancy at finding Summer was gone the effervescence had fizzled out of her blood. 'We told her where we are and sort of basically what's going on,' he said to Jenny. 'Aw, honey, it's gonna be all right,' Michael said and patted her awkwardly.

'I don't like people disappearing,' she said. Summer's M&M's were lying scattered on the ground. 'Just a little unscheduled detour,' Jenny murmured to Dee and Michael. They were all four waiting for her when she got out.

The forbidden game the kill