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Antonio filled theton

Luther looked slightly optimistic by the end of it "Let us pray that this woman can help us"

"We have to find her first" And convince her to help If I had to resort to Jared’s new solution to everything and kidnap her, I’d do it in a heartbeat

"Leave that to me" Sebastian’s voice was full of determination "There is no place the Keja can hide where I will not find her"

"Saations too," Jared infore West in ti smile "I have faith in you all, and so will Evan, Max, and Stuart" He lightly touched asp flew out of hi – he was having a vision Oh, this was never good When Luther finally snapped out of it, his gaze ran along everyone in the roo

Most likely in response to the sheer fright on his Advisor’s face, Antonio tensed "What is it, Luther?"

"Please don’t talk in riddles," I begged his, and it drove me bloody e West, they will come for her"

"Who? Who will come?" demanded Antonio

"There were soher here, they will do whatever it takes to get to her" He looked at me then Oh bloody wonderful "And it could mean that you are forced to make a very difficult decision, Sam A decision no one should have to edto tell me what that decision is, are you?"

"I wish I could But as you know, so I could feel the weight of a painful, frightening decision bearing on you – a decision that affects sokind of numb as if he didn’t really kno to feel about all this, spoke "So what you’re saying is that if we bring Paige West here, there’s a distinct possibility that things will go tits up and Sahed "The question is: are illing to risk all that happening in order to save the lives of Evan, Max, and Stuart?"

Cursing a blue streak that had everybody’s eyes widening, Jared dropped back down into his seat and buried his face in his hands So h him so quickly that I couldn’t even identify what they were

"We will give you both some time alone" With that, Antonio led the others out of the roo a supportive hand on his back "We have to do this, Jared We have to help Evan, Max, and Stuart"

He lifted his head, gazing at me with eyes that were filled with so much turmoil that it hurt to maintain eye contact "I can’t risk you Do you understand that? I can’t risk you" Then he was on his feet, pacing

"But we can’t risk the He was deep in his own rabbed his arnore this They’ll die, Jared"

"I know," he gritted out "And I hate being in a position where I actually have to fking choose between you andin this world couldcan’t" He locked a hand in hly pulled me close

I tucked my head into the crook of his neck and slipped "