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"Yes," I said I crinkled an "Son of Pharzuph?"

"Yes, sir?" Kai pushed off from the wall, as if reed to ally and help us with this cause in any way necessary?" Dad asked

"Of course, Duke Belial"

Kaidan and I stared at each other expectantly

"Then pack a bag, boy You’re going to Syria"

My head whipped up to Kaidan, whose eyes had widened with surprise And as if that wasn’t bad enough, Dad added on a kicker

"You’ve got to move while the su with the son of Alocer, and I’e But I’m sure that won’t be an issue for you, will it?"

Oh, Dad

Kaidan’s hands rounded into fists and uncurled again as he cleared his throat "No, sir No problem"

I stared at the phone, which emitted my father’s low chuckle A demon-worthy sound He was so not funny

"The son of Mammon will meet you there from Australia He’ll lie low and watch your backs I would send Blake, since he’d be easier to disguise than Flynn, but his father ot a dirt bike race tomorrow Anyhow You’ll need to use extreme caution out there because I’ an eye on the situation" Dad filled Kaidan in on where to ot to Damascus "Any questions?"

"Only one, sir" Kai stood tall and serious "When do we leave?"

CHAPTER NINETEEN

STRANGERS

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