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In obvious frustration she rattled the chain link, unable to open it, unable, it seeuardhouse If anyone even was in the guardhouse

Panda slammed on the brakes and the car skidded

Caine leaped out and raised his hands toward Brianna But in a blur she was gone only to reappear halfway up the hill to the right

“Hello, Brianna, long time no see,” Caine called to her

“Hello, Caine How’s that leg where Sam burned your skin off?”

Caine smiled at her “Everyone out of the car,” he said in a whisper “Now!”

Panda, Jack, and Diana piled out Bug , that didn’t mean much

“Whatcha up to?” Brianna asked She was chewing gu to act nonchalant But Caine could see that she had not yet recovered frory, too, no doubt He wished he had so Test her loyalty

But they had not brought any food

“Oh, not much, Brianna,” Caine answered He dropped his hands to his waist, arms crossed over his chest, and turned his palms toward the car behind him Then, in a swift ht them down

The car juround It was yanked into the sky like it was a giant’s yo-yo that had run out its string

The car inscribed a tight arc, twenty, thirty feet in the air, and hurtled doard Brianna

The car s violence The windshield and all the other s shattered into a renade inside Two of the tires blew out The hood popped clear off, twirled in the air, and crashed

Brianna was standing twenty feet away from the impact

“Wow That was cool, Caine,” Brianna mocked “I’ll bet that seeh the air all lightning quick? Why don’t you try again?”