No Escape!
he mouthed.
Mary pulled Lilac into her arms, whispering prayers.
Scarlet nodded toward the side exit. "We move, quietly."
We slipped through the back door into the alley, the wind was cold and sharp, carrying the faint stench of decay. Behind us, the front of the diner exploded inward as something hit it hard. The Hollowed, at least a dozen, they poured through the windows, shrieking, their eyes glowing in the dark. We had made it out of the diner just in time.