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Michael’s jaw flexed as he clenched his teeth "I still think there were limitations because of the exotic ed when he came out of the veil in Liaht"

"I can’t stop thinking about soybacked e when he was stuck I know only travelers can h time, but the continuu it"

"That could mean …" I stopped cold and waited for Eet out of a bridge, could he piggyback to get into one? And if he can get into a bridge, can he use it to ti inward to ad

He picked his way through glass and overturned furniture to the stage He kissed Eave another twinge before he turned his attention toh for hi where e

"Do you think they’re broken?" He tapped the pocket of his broeed jacket and pulled out a pair of glasses

I still didn’t look at hilasses on and leaned in closer, furrowing his brows in concern "You wouldn’t tell ed and dropped the shirt There were lots of things I didn’t tell him From the way he’d looked at Michael, he had secrets of his own

Dad straightened and re them back into his pocket His eyes fixed on the exact spot where Jack had appeared and disappeared

"A veil," he murmured "Is that where Jack showed up?"

"And where he disappeared" Em shuddered "Wonder when he’ll be back And what he wants this tied a look over E

Jack wanted her

"You can’t worry about that," Dad said to her, with a gentleness he used to reserve for er "We can’t anticipate Jack’s every move"

"We can anticipate that he doesn’t care about the continuum," Em said, "or all the ways he can screw it up"

I kneas co next, and not just from Em’s pointed stare at me Bossypants

She crossed her ar to tell him?"

"Tell me what?" Dad asked

Coerced and trapped "I saw a rip today I knoas a rip, because E, just rubbed his beard the way he always did when approaching a problerowing in ut

"Because it’s not a surprise" He dropped his hand and sighed deeply "I didn’t have to call Nate and Dune to come and stay with yourwith Ava They’ve all seen rips, too"

Chapter 3

I stared at Dad, thrown by the iene can see rips now Dune, Nate, and Ava were all alone in different public places, and yes, it’s happened more than once to each of them"

"Do you think that means they can travel, too?" Michael asked, uncertainty drawing his voice taut

"I don’t know" Dad shrugged "But without exotic matter, there’s no way to test it I’ any risks"

The sound of Tho the floor made us all jump when he entered from the kitchen His footsteps echoed as he stalked toward us, his anxiety preceding him