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"When I ju Sanjit and the others escape"

"You didn’t give me much choice," Caine said peevishly "You had a choice You wanted to destroy them"

"Okay"

"Why did you make that choice?"

Caine sed and seemed to find his palms sweaty since he rubbed them on his sides

Diana walked to the door She unlocked it and held it open "Go away," she said "Coure out your answer"

"But"

"Yeah: not happening Not tonight"

Caine escaped into the hallway

Diana undressed and crawled under the sheets Then she beat the pilloith her fists until feathers flew

Chapter Eleven

50 HOURS, 21 MINUTES

"EDILIO WAKE UP!"

Edilio blinked Rubbed his eyes Saw Brianna standing there next to his bed

"What?" he et you," Brianna said

Brianna always looked deter around, she looked all of those things But now she was armed for battle

She had a small runner’s backpack converted to a sort of holster She’d cut a hole in the bottoh The stock was just where she could reach over her shoulder and grab it

She had a long knife, a bowie knife, in a scabbard hanging fro so it wouldn’t flap when she ran A dozen red plastic shotgun shells rode snugly in slots on the belt

A suht was bad A suht from a heavily armed Brianna orse

Much worse

"What happened?"

"Drake," Brianna said Then she grinned Because that was Brianna

Edilio sat up "Okay You got Sam?"

"Can’t find Sao back to sleep Drake on the loose? And no Sam? "Where’s Albert?"

"He said he’dup the others The council" She said that last ith a sneer

Edilio stabbed a finger at her "You do not go after Drake on your own"