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You knohat they say about paybacks

"Sorinning hugely in the mirror at me

"But the main ru you loco" He swirls his finger around the side of his head in a circular motion

"Let’s not elaborate on the details of Rachel’s ruer it’s causing me and the inevitable retribution

"No, I want to hear this," I say, leaning up between the front seats even farther "What has she said, Nathan?"

He glances back athis eyes back on the road

"It’s just Rachel," he says, "and they’re just rumors--don’t stoop to her level on account of childish rumors"

"Oh, but they’re not childish," I say, "and you know it Harry just said that most of them don’t believe our excuse anymore This could cause problems"

I feel Isaac’s hand rubbingHe switches froertips and chills attack my body all over

"Let theers to the back of ree," Harry says "This could buy us soh o

"Yeah, doll, you can," Nathan says, "but you’re still new and it ardless of how strong your mind wall is"

"Well then let’s put it to the test," I say, rising up fully again

Isaac’s hand stops in the center of my back

I look over at Harry "Try it Read s and then gets down to business I actually feel histo penetrate mine and it’s very different froins at the top ofins to twitch, but Ion a tiny growing spot of painful cold in the very center of ins to spread outward and e to hold Harry’s intrusion back I’er I hold it, the less I feel Harry’s power and eventually it fades away coain, I releasehe won’t tell ardless ofih

"You have a strong wall," Harry finally says and then he puts his back against the door of the Cruiser so he can see Isaac sitting behind hiet in"

Isaac nods absently a few tio back to being the social butterfly," I say, "but I think getting back to soanyone reason to wonder what’s really going on"

"She’s right," Nathan says He pulls onto an entrance ramp and the Cruiser speeds up as we hit the freeway "But you have to be careful," he adds looking at ainst the seat and snuggle up closely to Isaac

"I know," I say, "and I will"

"So…any clues as to who ht be the traitor?" I say

Harry turns around to face the front again, but it see," he admits "So far, everybody checks out I haven’t stopped invading their "

Isaac reaches over and pullse of his arm

"But this situation is a lot different than the one with Genna," Harry goes on "Genna was hiding her presence fro because Adria would probably have seen hiht out in the open and considering the fact that there are no humans in your house," he looks over at Nathan briefly, "I think it’s safe to say that the traitor is a olf"

"Wait," I say, "youlike that?"

Harry leans slightly around the seat to see me and he nods "Yep," he says "Our bodies are hu e are doesn’t e"

Nathan laughs "Apparently, you’re not ie, either--who do you feed on anyway, Harry?"