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"I’ll be quick," she said I could see she had been so absorbed in getting otten about herself

Mymy father and me alone

"Come with me while ait," he said

He led me out of the bedroom and into the kitchen On the counter were three suns He picked one up "You remember how to use one of these?"

"Yup," I said

"Okay" Heit to me "On the inside of your jacket you’ll find a secret pocket Put the gun in there and keep it there at all ti could happen"

As we arrived in the clearing, ht to my four fello recruits, Arwen, Grace, Brock and Heath They smiled atat their side

"Sleepyhead" Grace s spark in her turquoise eyes

"I was held up, okay?" I said, raising my hands in surrender

"You look pretty," Arwen complimented me

"You do, too," I replied, and it was not an empty complement Arith her chestnut-brown hair, eyes the color of light oak and carah whatever she earing

"And hoesoreen eyes traveling froed Brock in the shoulder "Your head is big enough"

"Will everyone please stand still now" My uncle Derek’s voice boo a final count"

We fell silent and waited until he’d finished Then it was tie black subovernuys later," I murmured as I made my way toward Kyle The two of us boarded the vessel We headed to the control rooate this one, it would be the largest that I’d ever had experience with I watched intently as Kyle began preparing the controls Althougha va the sub

"We’re all in" Ben’s voice came from sorinding of ht," Kyle said "Let’s go"