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Jack carefully concealed his feeling of triumph

Drake started to object, but Caine snapped, “Just do it, Drake Just do it”

Jack felt a wave of so he’d ever felt before There was still the searing pain on his neck and back, and the all-but-forgotten pain on his leg But the pain was secondary to this feeling of…so He didn’t know quite what to call it

He had stepped up to protect soht never know it, but he had just taken a big risk for her In fact, he had risked his life for her

Diana drawled, “Our little geek is growing up”

Jack began tapping away at the keyboard

“But still so naïve,” Diana added

The word bothered Jack, vaguely He kind of knehat it meant, the word “naïve” But noas into the directory he needed, and there were commands to be learned, sequences to be deciphered

TWENTY-THREE

18 HOURS, 7 MINUTES

“THEY’LL HAVE SOMEONE on the gate,” Sam said “It’s just around this bend Stop here”

Edilio braked, and the other two vehicles ca Orc and Howard in a hefty SUV A handful of Edilio’s soldiers in the third car All the people Sam could round up He’d tried others, but these were the ones who came when they learned they were to do battle with Caine and Drake

Fear of Caine, and especially Drake, ran deep in Perdido Beach

Sam turned in his seat so he could see Brianna and Taylor in the back “Okay, girls, here’s our probleure he left at least a couple of guys on the front gate Armed, of course They’ll have instructions to shoot anyone who comes down this road”

“I can pop in and out before they can shoot er