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Nick shook his head. “Whatever we encountered there was strong enough to wipe our memories and smart enough to cover their tracks. This is like government level shit. What if we came across some top-secret experiment? If we go back, we might not survive it the next time.”

“We left people behind out there,” Jeph said. “People I sense would’ve gone back for us.”

Nick and Jeph both turned to Griffin.

Griffin still stared at the photo on Nick’s phone. After a moment, he whispered, “Reese.”

Jeph felt the hairs rise on his arms and the back of his neck again. Hart and Reese. The names felt so familiar. Yet there were no memories there to link to.

Memories that were supposed to be there.

“We have to go back,” Griffin said before lifting his head. “We have to go back and find them.”

Jeph smiled before turning to Nick. “Are you coming with us or what?”

Nick looked between them before grabbing his phone from Griffin. “I suppose we’re turning our rental around.”

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