Page 2 (2/2)

“Okay, I’ll see you in a bit,” Dante said

“Okay Love you, meu melhor…”

Dante paused for a moment, and when he said, “Love you too, ir up a bit I was too I always did when he called ht hi that it was so out for ain like e’d been kids

I hung up the phone and tucked it intothe store for the night It was already starting to get dark out and I really didn’t want to riskforced to wait fifteen minutes for the next one I’d lucked out that nus and Dante’s house Itto deal with transfers The bus itself usually wasn’t too crowded, but on the occasions it was busier than nor and reading a book on otten used to)

As I worked, I foundfor the bracelet onthe bracelet throughout the day had become a habit that I just couldn’t break myself of

Because it wasn’t an ordinary bracelet

My brother had designed it to include so device so he’d always be able to find otten nus had rescuedthe four blocks frootten lost Instead of re soottenfor hours, and by the ti in thelike a baby A passerby had called the police, who’d h infornus

After that, I’d been afraid to leave the house for weeks It was only when Dante had given me the bracelet and told me it ain The bracelet had become my lifeline to the outside world

But I no longer had it On the day Caleb had been abducted, I’d ed to stuff the bracelet into his pocket It had allowed Dante and Jace to track Caleb’s location and rescue him frootten lost in the shuffle of Caleb being transported to the hospital, and Dante was still working to get me a new one But I still had rab it the past few nus had both checked to make sure I had it on me before I’d left the house

Afterwas locked down, I hurried out the back door I only had a few minutes tothe alley behind the shop several ti my back while I locked the door