“All those articles you write about the war knowing good and well what’s happening in the world, and you don’t want to lift a finger to help?” This second dousing of ice-cold water was different. This one left fear in its wake. How much did he know? How long had he been watching her? Why had he been watching her? Elly slid her eyes to Grant. “Do not think that because you are not from here that you will escape what is coming. If you don’t help us, we’ll find another way.” His voice lowered. “Everyone wonders if they would have been a Harriet Tubman but now, we both know you’d have been one of
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