Eleanor stood in the chaos.
What are you doing inside the walls, and how did you even get in? My eyes stayed locked on hers, the crowd swirling and shoving around her like she wasn't even there, an island of perfect stillness amid the frenzy.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Mercury's voice cut through. "Close the fucking door."
I blinked once, and Eleanor was gone. Nowhere in sight. I yanked the door shut with a heavy click. Mercury already had us rolling toward the gate. May and Harmione had pulled ahead.
Was that real, or did I imagine her? I couldn't say.
My mind was still elsewhere, eyes scanning the crowd through the rear window, when Mercury slammed the brakes. The sudden jolt snapped my head forward.
"Fuck," she said, knuckles white on the wheel. "They've sealed us in."
