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"Sir?" He still seemed confused

"Go Rest It’s , they’ll trip the alaret in They’ll be fine"

He nodded slowly "Okay, sir"

"Michael," I called again

He turned

"Move into one of the main bedrooms," I told him "We need to be in closer proximity now, and it’s not sir anymore I’m Carter"

Another nod "Yes, si--Carter" Then a corner of his rab his stuff

I checked all the locks, the codes, every inch of our ho, and I wanted to go to her, but safety was first Grabbing a coat, I walked the peri and checked all the alarms I’d set there as well After that, I checked the next block over and repeated the sah Then I went back

We were safe No one knew of this location Noah knew I had a place in New York, but he didn’t know of this place, and Euard for the war Not even Cole knew about this place, or Gene The Bartels would find us I kneas a ht on their hands Until then, I’d take the fight to them

Michael had taken the bedroom closest to the entrance doors I checked in on hi Good He’d need it Then I moved to my own bedroom

Emma had curled up in the sheets She had them tucked under her chin as she balled into the fetal position

I stopped now, for a moment, and let the reality crash over ot her

My jaw hardened Never again

When I woke, I didn’t need ti me while I slept They killed Thoain, but this tier froer of Ben when it was almost too late

And Thoone because ofthe threat of tears, I bit down on my lip I couldn’t feel it, not now so I rolled to e of the bed and watching me He wore a black sweatshirt and black pants His dark blond hair seemed darker, and I realized it et As I sat up, I saw the concern in his wolf-like eyes A shiver wound its way through aze He must have knohat had happened to me, what had happened to o into hysterics It hat it was

Thoone