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"So, she’s safe?"

I didn’t say anything, because I hoped for her sake that she was

Josie drew in another ragged breath "I couldn’t fight hi to stop him or to help you"

Wasn’t what I expected her to talk about right now, but at least she was talking Shifting into the next lane, I passed a slow-ass sedan "You’re not trained, Josie You’re not--"

"Can you train aze onopen "Can you train ht like you?"

I had no idea how to respond to that Slowly shakinganother person-- another girl Then again, training Alex had been coht, and I hadn’t been the only one working with her "I a to be arrogant about that But I barely heldyou won’t change what happened to your grandparents"

"I know that, but at least I’d be able to do so other than stand there and screaet their asses kicked, or watch thelanced at her "If he coain, I won’t be able to defend "

"You’ll be safe at the University," I told her, and acid churned in my stomach, because I wasn’t sure how safe she would be It wouldn’t take Hyperion long to find out where she was stashed away, and I had no idea how they planned to keep the Titan out There were probably wards--protective spells--but no as a hundred percent foolproof

"I can’t stay there forever," she replied, raising a hand to her neck She started to touch the spot where the daied her earlier, but jerked her hand away There was a tense pause "Will you do it? TrainJosie, like I’d trained Alex? I al about any of this was funny "Josie, I’et you to the University Your father ht have other plans for ht You’re leaving," she said quietly, and looked away, casting her bleak gaze out the passenger"Do you think someone there would train me?"

It was possible Sentinels were still trained at the University, and there’d be plenty around All she needed was for the Dean of the Covenant to agree, and I was assu that was still Marcus Andros, the former Dean of the North Carolina Covenant and Alex’s uncle He’d go for it, especially once he learned what she was and who she was to him Someone would help her