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"I’," Peri whispered, and Jack popped his cheek with a finger She hated it when he did that, but she wasn’t going to look at him

Silas flushed as the woman cleared her throat in rebuke "Yes, I know," he said, rubbing a hand over his stubble Turning to the door, he said, "Can we have a fewwithin the hour"

Taf gave Peri a thulad you’re okay"

"Me too," Howard said, then yelped when Taf yanked hirew faint, and the confusion of last night whispered at the edges of her awareness She frowned at Silas, knowing he’d done so by his tension and Karley’s i soave Karley a look as if asking her to leave, but she shut the door, feet planted fir "I want to know if it worked," she said

"What worked?" Peri asked suspiciously, and Jack blew her a kiss

"I’ic rocks, babe," Jack said, and she stifled her pique that he’d use a phrase frolibly

The woly, and when Silas remained uncomfortably silent, she said, "Hi, I’m Karley Silas’s ex-wife Silas was part of an experi fake memories for drafters"

Peri looked at Silas "What did you do to uilt, Peri turned to Karley "What did he do to oing to keep you sane, Peri"

Silas gingerly sat at the foot of the bed "The idea was to provide drafters with a cushion when they lost large chunks of their lives," he said "Give theh new ones to feel coiving drafters ned tothem corrupt," Peri accused

"I did say I quit" A flicker of anger crossed him "It was only supposed to help"

It would explain how he’d helped her rebuild a memory he’d never witnessed At least her hallucinations weren’t bleeding anymore "What did you do to me?"

Silas looked at Karley, then her "Why don’t you ask Jack?"

She hesitated as Jack stood, stretched, and ahtened his tie as if getting ready for work

"He’s here, isn’t he?" Silas said, his eyes wide "Damn it If he’s not, it didn’t work"