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Kara shook Barrett&039;s hand, nodded to Jarvis, and then followed Alex out of the lab

When they were in the car, the laughter she&039;d been holding back bubbled up She laughed until her sides ached, until there were tears in her eyes

"That onderful," she said, gasping for air "If I hadn&039;t seen it with rinned at her as he pulled away fro down the , he took a deep breath For the first ti would work out after all

"You weren&039;t kidding before, when you said you could et you, were you?"

"No"

"A handy trick"

Alex nodded He had given Barrett and Jarvis just enough blood to create a hts and erased all memory of hi weak and on the brink of exhaustion, but it had been worth it

While he rested in Barrett&039;s office, Kara had gone through the lab to make sure Hamblin had destroyed the last blood sa else that related to Barrett&039;s work, or to the two of them

When Barrett and his hench

Kara slid a glance in Alex&039;s direction "You share a mind link with them now, don&039;t you?"

Alex nodded If he was so inclined, he would be able to communicate telepathically with Barrett and Jarvis He doubted he would ever feel the need

"Are they going to have increased life spans?"

Alex shrugged "No doubt they&039;ll enjoy reer lives, only tiave you considerably ave either of theood chance you&039;ll live a long and healthy life"

Kara stared into the distance, trying to absorb what thatas Alex, wondering what it would be like to stay young and healthy for another hundred years

"Kara, are you all right?"

"Yes I was just wondering what our nextto be"

"We need to find a place to spend what&039;s left of the night Torando hoht, if you want"

"Hoo back to

Alex nodded, wondering if she er was past Not that he could blaer was past, she was probably regretting her e to a man who lived in the shadoho couldn&039;t share the sunlight

His fingers clenched around the steering wheel If she wanted to be free of hih he kneould kill him to do so

It was near dahen they found a ot a roo at Alex&039;s abrupt change of o; now he looked morose, as if he had just lost his best friend

"Are you all right?" she asked

He nodded "Just tired I&039;ry," Kara said "I think I&039;ll go see if I can find souess you want anything"

"No"