Chapter 5: The Temps
Alex broke out in a cold sweat and he suddenly knew how the panicked wallinor must have felt. He and Kasinda were locked in close quarters with a group of kidnappers who would probably kill them if they were found. He was afraid to move, afraid to breathe, afraid even to blink for fear of giving himself away. How much easier it would be to simply play dead and not have to worry about such things. If he fainted, whatever happened would happen and he wouldn’t have to know about it.
But he was too nervous to faint. His face felt flushed and his heart was banging away too rapidly in his chest; its beat was so loud he thought the kidnappers would hear it for sure. He crouched lower in his hiding place, clenched his fists, and looked to Kasinda beside him.
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