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"You are the luckiest girl ever!" Hope said when I met the Mouseketeers for lunch in front of their lockers "How did you round between Hope and Whitney and stretched ainst the lockers Noel sat Indian style a foot away, hooded head bent down like the grim reaper
"It wasn&039;t exactly planned," I ad to want to party with us now Not when you have your own little private party for two"
"So you and Fane are still going out?" Noel asked
I couldn&039;t see Noel&039;s eyes from under her hood "Yeah, I mean we talked and" And I didn&039;t knohat else to say
What I needed right then was to reestablish so class
I also needed to study and get my homework done
That was the plan anyhen I walked up the hill after school Right up until I found Dante&039;s white Rubicon parked in our driveway
Okay Noas getting seriously annoyed I was actually trying to get back on track if people would just let ht occurred to me
Did Dante know about Fane? No He couldn&039;t
"I&039;ot inside
"We&039;re in the kitchen," Moed out of my backpack and jacket and casually strolled into the kitchen "Hi, Mo you"
He leaned against the counter and shoved a leftover brownie into his"Hey, Sky We&039;ve got a Code Red down at the station Agents want us both in now"
I moved across the roo on?"
"Don&039;t know yet"
"I hope everything&039;s okay," Mom said
"Don&039;t worry, Mrs Sky We can handle anything"
"Oh," she said with a smile "I&039;m sure you can"
Dante turned to ?"
"Nope"
I turned to my mom "I don&039;t knohen I&039;ll be back"
"Take your time," Mom said
"Where&039;s Tommy Moe?" I asked as I clicked my seatbelt on
"I left him at home"
"Oh" I wouldn&039;t have minded some furry comfort at the moment
"Don&039;t look so worried, Sky Froht with your hand in the cookie jar"
I grimaced He was closer to the truth than he knew
The Jeep zoomed backward onto the road and turned down the drive Once on Jewel Lake Road, I watched him shift down, over, up, and down We lurched forward then flen Minnesota Avenue
"So you don&039;t knohat this is about?"
"Nope, but we&039;ll find out soon enough Melcher loves to toss in a Code Red every now and then He takes this all very seriously, you know"
Apparently Dante and I were the last ones to arrive at the party - a rather startling surprise party that included
"Noel?!"
Noel looked gri in front of Melcher&039;s desk To her left I saw Valerie, dressed in a turtleneck and a pair of tall boots pulled over tight jeans Her hair cascaded in red waves down her shoulders She leaned against the wall, arms folded My heart dropped
Busted
Melcher smiled when he saw me "Come in, Aurora Have a seat" He indicated the spot next to Noel
If Valerie&039;s was standing so was I
"Hi, Aurora," Noel said, barely audible
Agent Crist raised a brow "You two know each other?"
"We&039;re friends," I said
Valerie scoffed at this She looked right over me to address Noel "And you didn&039;t suspect her? Fine inforhing "Let&039;s play nice" He crossed over to Crist&039;s desk and settled on the edge "So, what&039;s with the little po?"
"Teaent Melcher said "Usually we don&039;t gather infor identities within the organization is vital and not doing so could cost so an exception because Valerie identified you, Aurora"
I looked quickly at Valerie and then back at Melcher
"Valerie&039;s one of our top informants and an uncannily perceptive one at that," Melcher said, proudly
Perceptive, my ass
Valerie&039;s eyes narrowed "Actually, I thought you were a vampire"
My jaw dropped "So you tried to call in a hit on my life?"
Melcher chuckled "Valerie does enjoy a prompt assassination - makes her feel like part of the team"
Valerie lifted her nose "Who can blameit Then there was her accident on the road Oneabout how Aurora Sky was in a fatal car crash, the next she&039;s in class without a dent on her"
I glared at Valerie This had nothing to do with the paleness ofto do with a certain vampire Of course, I couldn&039;t mention any of this, and she knew it If she wanted to tell the agents about Fane, she would have done so already