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She couldn’t ignore this any longer This time there was a direct link between the es

Rylan Every instinct urged her to go to hi, reassuring presence She was halfway out of her seat when the alarm on her cell phone buzzed

“Two o’clock appointment” This voice was different Robotic and mechanical She’d set the re with Lucas Brewer, the lighting engineer she employed for her shows

Biting back an exclamation of annoyance, she headed for the hall Papaduht train for most of the day, decided to accompany her

“I guess you

Pausing in the kitchen, she found a bowl and filled it ater Leaving Papadu she had ever heard, she went into the bathroolance in the mirror confirmed her worst fears She looked flustered and wan at the sa cold water on her face helped a little A fresh spray of perfuloss restored a little more normality With a nod at her reflection, she returned to her office to collect the docu

“Oh, azed at Papadum in horror “What happened to you?”

The dog was seated next to her desk Long frothy strands hung fro sound

Since Rylan was at the opposite end of the building, Bree decided to call hi at the mouth”

“I’m on my way”

Bree ducked into Kasey’s office “Tell Lucas I’ve been delayed” She thrust a file at her assistant “Here’s the lighting specification I’ll be with him as soon as I can”

She returned to her office and sat on the floor next to Papadu hiccupped miserably Rylan arrived a few minutes later

“I don’t knohat happened,” Bree told hiave him a drink and left hiot back, he was like this”