Kimberley rose, and followed him as he led her out of the cage. He locked it behind them, and took her upstairs.
Was this it? Kimberley wondered. Was she going to be turned over to the other men now, and taken back into the woods? The thought made her angry, unhappy. She didn’t want to leave here!
As they went up the stairs, Bullet-head passed them, going down. He was grinning, and he gave her and Alpha a quick nod as he went by. Kimberley’s anger flamed higher, but she said nothing. Alpha led her upstairs, through the living room, past not-Barbara’s original captors, who were sacked out, asleep, in two of the old easy chairs. And then, he led her outside… Kimberley wasn’t angry any more, but she was mightily puzzled. What was going on? Was she being traded or not? Did Alpha just want to
