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“No!” Caine cried

“No!”

Drake was up, disentangling hiry curse from Jack

“Diana,” Caine sobbed

Drake didn’t rely on his whip hand now, too far away to use it before Caine could take his, BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM

Inaccurate, but on full autoht and the bullets swooped tohere Caine stood like he was made of stone

Then the ht that turned night into day The shaft of light h that the un wilted and drooped and the rocks behind Drake cracked from the blast of heat

Drake dropped the gun And noas Drake’s turn to stare in stark amazement “You!”

Saered

Now Caine snapped back to the present, seeing his brother, seeing the killing light

“No,” Caine said “No, Sam: He’s mine”

He raised a hand, and Sa with Quinn

“The fuel rod!” Jack was yelling, over and over “It’s going to kill us all Oh, God, we may already be dead!”

Drake rushed at Caine His eyes ith fear Knowing he wouldn’t h

Caine raised his hand, and the fuel rod seeround