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"IT WASN’T ACTUALLY a bo to his friends later as the Interstice swept them toward Sacramento, California He rubbed at his wrists, sore froation by Epicenter security He was so sick of wearing handcuffs "I said that it would be nice if someone asn’t ht twice about it if I weren’t technically a known terrorist"

His friends gaped at hireed to be Walton’s twin brother," Tohed "Toically painful for ht"

"Really?" Wyatt said, surprised

"Just say nothing at Matchett-Reddy," Vik urged hi In fact, not a word fro Ha-ha!"

Yuri kissed the top of her head

Vik groaned "That qualifies as gloating and saying a word"

"Actually, it was gloating and saying six words," Wyatt corrected hily Then he turned to Toreement with thereeting, but that is all Then perhaps, you should conceal yourself so you I will co place before we are due to depart"

"Got it," To back in his seat He couldn’t believe this had happened In the course of mere hours, any shot he had at a future in the Intrasolar Forces had been whittled to the caprice of some executives at Matchett-Reddy

This one was do or die

The Interstice took the in Sacramento, California, and they were shuffled into helicopters and flown over a vast, sprawling wilderness They landed on a rocky cliffside, and To party of high-level Matchett-Reddy executives and their sponsored Combatants, Lea Styron and Mason Meekins, both Hannibals

Tom made sure to seal his lips and nod in a manly way as he shook hands Then he clasped the hand of the last executive in the greeting line

Tom’s heart stopped for a moment, he swore it

Oh Oh

He realized it Matchett-Reddy was doomed It had been dooas

He nition sparked in the bald man’s face "You!"

"Me," Toain