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Grief, anger, terror, and then it was done I sluave Jack a hard shove He pitched over the railing into the river

Dead before he hit the water

Dune

Jack Landers left no legacy other than a wake of destruction Teague brushed his touch off her coat and forgot he ever existed in the saest perceived threat had been nothing but a pawn

Hallie pointed to soue, keepingpreparations to launch

"You earing this the other day What does it do?" Hallie asked her mother

"It’s duronium If your skin is exposed to the pendant for an extended period of time, it reacts with your body chemistry and serves as a conductor Creates the connection between those who have time abilities Whoever you touch first receives the ability"

"Or whoever touches me first" Hallie dropped the pendant "You had on a turtleneck at the park, which ht, but sh not to let it touch your skin It’s not like I don’t have access to duronium Poe’s knife Weren’t you afraid I’d conduct too soon?"

"Maybe an Infinityglass requires this particular piece" Teague shrugged "Or ed exposure to Poe’s knife would result in your death But only on my orders"

"I don’t take your orders I’rabbed the pendant and jerked down, but the chain didn’t break free A red line marked her neck, and blood welled below it

"I didn’t ask you to be I’ll leave the killing to Poe," Teague said "You’re nothing but a weapon now"

As long as Hallie wore that pendant, she was untouchable, just another way for her mother to isolate her

My mind raced to find an answer Poe’s exotic ue in a veil, but thanks to Cat, Teague had her own Poe’s duroniu around her neck And what had Teagueto Poe?

I scanned the river A veil shimmered a few hundred yards downstreaainst the dock Studied the flow of the current Considered the trajectory of the vessel when it launched

I had one tiny, s around

But I’d need the river’s help

Chapter 26

Hallie

"For the amount of intellect that man had, you’d think he would’ve anticipated that outcome"

Two people just died at my hand My own mother made me an accessory to murder

"Greed makes people blind and duh to understand that your go- to is betrayal"

"I’ve never betrayed you, Hallie"

"You betrayed me before I was ever born"

"I created you for a unique purpose Picked every single trait"