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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

THE ISLAND

A fa sound forced my eyes open some hours later I was deliriously confused anda sock I atteh fuzzy eyes Where a ofhands and a queasy stomach, I answered

"Hello?" My voice came out husky

The other end of the line crackled "Anna? Is that you?"

I pressed a hand over my heart, so relieved to hear Kai’s voice I cleared ies"

I s jokes, then he was okay

"Did you get Z?" I asked

"Yes"

"Oh, thank you, God," I whispered "That was fast Did it go okay?"

"Not exactly, although Kope was brilliant" His voice held a reluctant admiration

"What do you e just as ere getting her out Said he thought he was being tailed There was a lot of coripped the sheets as icy fear clawed my belly

"Have you told my dad?"

"Yes He hasn’t heard from Flynn either He told us to head for the airport with or without hiantic suys?"

"No I think he would’ve looked like a spy if he was caught keeping watch froe point, but no humans would think to link us"

"Let’s think positive," I said, ht?"

"Yeah" But he didn’t sound so sure "Your dad’s got hu an eye out for hiht now I desperately wanted them on a plane, headed to safety All of the head, and padded to the bathroom for a drink of water

"She’s skittish and won’t speak, but she’s conized Kope, and I showed her your picture We had one incident, but nothing to worry about Is everything all right there?"

"Yes Everything’s fine here I just want you to come ho you say that"

Home It was a wonderful word "I love you, Kai Be safe"

"We will I’ll text you with our flight inforlass of water and cliht about Flynn He was strong--a fighter in more ways than one It’d be hard to take him down Stillwhat if he’d been captured? What if we exchanged one jailed Neph for another?