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"It’s me," he says over the roar of traffic "It’s me!"

"Where are you? How did you knoas here?"

"Vincent called …"

I stop listening Vincent called him? Called him? Like, just pressed a few numbers and presto, he’s in contact withfor a year?

"Harper?"

"Yeah," I answer "Sorry, I didn’t hear that"

"I said, he’s worried about you And how your time with Tet has affected you"

"My tiain, but I’ve tuned him out He knew He kneith James And Sasha knehere he was too He went to see Sasha And my father knew James ith me, they were in contact and that’s why James dropped me off at the ship

"Harper? Are you still there?"

Soed, but soure out how

"Harper!" He yells it this time

"Sorry," I say back quickly "I think I lost you for a second The line went silent Say it again"

"I said you have to stay away fro so fast I have trouble breathing

"Listen, Harp Tet is on a mission, only he’s not aware he’s on a o, Harper You need to stay far, far away froet hysterical

"I know you’re not going to believe rara up They tell thes to ra is activated and they becorammed, you know that, sister I ith you We’re different We’re the Admiral’s children We both have a role to play, but I don’t have tiet back on the road and I just needed to tell you that Tet is dangerous I know you’re probably wondering who to trust right now, but sister--" His formal use of sister otbecause he was not allowed to say my name in front of others Sister, he’d call"You have to trustyou the truth I’m on my way to see you"