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"You definitely didn’t h she could hardly walk a straight line," Tho his chin to indicate the way back, behind where Simon and I were I twisted in my seat and Willoas there, sprawled in the third row, ar off whatever Agent Truhters had used to sedate her I envied that--her ability to sleep--even if it was drug-induced "Good thing you’re not heavy," Thoer seat now, stopped working on his co the hell outta the building, like it was about to explode or so And then a few seconds later, Willow ca a skeptical eye on the snoring beast draped on the seat behind ht you said she couldn’t walk a straight line"

From the other side of Sie knowing grin as she, too, surveyed the sluiant "Didn’t stop her She wouldn’t let anyone else touch you" Her smile widened "I think you have a new adain Her spiky brown hair, which had seeiving the iled open while the most horrendous sounds poured out of her, that ruined the effect

It was as if she’d sed a bear and it was fighting to get out

A satisfied smile touched my lips, and I couldn’t help the swell of pride over o back for her

Still serious, Si ers over the skin, which had already closed around whatever wound had been there There were sticky bits of debris that didn’t belong, and my stomach churned when I realized what they were: pieces of unshot Gross

But there was no pain Shocking, considering the wayThere were flecks of dry skin and flesh that hadn’t been incorporated into the healing process Seriously, I looked like soee

Except, I’d survived intact

"Fine," I answered truthfully, because I did feel okay, all things considered "Ipart"

"It was crazyhow fast it was," Jett said "We knew you could do that, but watching it--seeing it with our own eyes" He looked around, finally landing on Natty "Alad I hadn’t been awake to see the looks on their faces, or to hear whatever theyI didn’t need to be reot hurt? Like, infected, when I did it?" Maybe I’d be better off not knowing--the whole ignorance-is-bliss thing--but I couldn’t stop

"As far as I could tell, you cleared the entire lab with just the threat of the Code Red" Siuy whose suit got ripped when thatthing, that glass, brokehe took off in time" Natty’s face screwed up "What was that all about anyway? What do you think happened?"

I flashed Sied "Who knows They’re just beggin’ for trouble with all that techno-crap they have I doubt they even knohat half that stuff is They’re lucky they haven’t blown theether "But whatever it was, it sure had theht squeeze of his fingers on ent Tru I remembered was his face as he stood in front of er I’d probably see that face every day for the rest of my life It was forever branded in my mind

It was Natty who answered "Yeah, so that eird He was the one person who didn’t run when the rest of ’e and"--she frowned--"he just let us get away" She turned to Thoht we’d lost Thom too He was the last one out" Tears welled in her eyes "He stayed behind to fend off those last two guys in hazet away"

Tho back to squeeze hers "You could never lose et past what Natty had said about Agent Truman "So Truman didn’t shoot at us?"

Tho It was like he was frozen or soed "Maybe he was shocked that you really did it Think about it: the guy just got hi out a little"

Freaking out Hard to i except whateverhis hands--or hand, as the case may be--on us

"At least we don’t have to worry about him anymore," Natty said "Did you see those dead eyes of his? Gave me the creeps"

I wasn’t as convinced as Natty "I don’t know about that," I said, hating that I felt even the suilt over what I’d done to hiuy had pretty urney and was probably going to dissect her--and here I was actually feeling bad that I’d gone to such extreme measures to rescue her I’d warned hih to run