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"This is Caleb," I said, s at Caleb’s sleeve "He’s the only reason I’randfather stood up straight, his eyes settling on Caleb for the first time He reached out for Caleb’s hand and shook it Then he pulled Caleb against his chest for an e about you, boy But I’hter to ave hirandfather’s smile faded and worry creased his forehead

"We found him unconscious in one of Stellan’s sub he’ll be okay Corrine’s treating him now in the Sanctuary"

"What about Mo for you As soon as we realized you weren’t with Stellan, your father ed to coerce one of the vampires there to reveal the location of his island Vivienne, Xavier and a large group of other va for you I had to return early with Corrine and a few other witches in one of the submarines to care for your brother"

"And Anna?"

"She’s here too She’s been here all along Your parents never planned to hand her over They pretended to have her just so they could a story Now Iout a phone, dialed ot her Rose She’s here Your daughter is back here in The Shade No, I’ What kind of a joke would that be? You want to talk to her? Yes, of course Hold on a second"

He passed the phone toI heard her pull away from the phone and yell, "Derek! Rose is back home! We can leave now! Yes, she’s back!" She returned to speak to ht? Are you injured? How did you get back?"

"Mo ar at Caleb He sht blush in his pale cheeks

"We’re coht now, honey We’ll be back as fast as we can, in a few hours Just stay where you are Don’t go anywhere"

"Don’t worry, Mo anywhere"

No sooner had I put the phone down than someone shouted outtoward us His face was pale, and he had dark circles under his eyes He looked as though he hadn’t slept properly for days

"Rose?" he gasped as he reachedto ainstabout you"

"Griff, I can’t tell you how sorry I am What we did was incredibly stupid I--"

"How the hell did you escape?" he asked, looking down at my face

I took a step away fro him closer to me

"This is Caleb He helped me escape Caleb, this is my friend Griffin"