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“I know, bébé I kno let’s play follow the leader” With that, the crazy ht into the deadliest area on earth

Chapter Twelve

Friday didn’t look up from the soles of the feet in front of her Not once Her terror at the thought of nated kept her mind firmly on the man in front of her

“You doing okay back there?” Striker didn’t sound stressed or bothered by their dangerous journey

“Fine,” was all she could e to say

Sweat poured off her body, pooling in the low points of her suit She was sticky, hot, and the air was oppressive She had to keep re herself that she could breathe and that her circuht to keep her ht fro off the mist, made her want to turn and look into the cloud Questions She had so many questions There were few people on the planet who had et this close to the red cloud Her scientist’s brain wanted to study it and find answers to the mysteries it held

“Don’t get distracted” The words made her already-warm face blush

“Trust et distracted” Although it was increasingly difficult not to let her mind wander

“Youby now I’ about a million questions”

It a not to die”

“Yeah, that will focus a person”

They carried on Her head bent, her eyes firround beneath her and the man in front of her

“Okay,” he said “You can stand now”

She was still afraid to move “Can I put my head up?”

“Chère, you have to, if you want to stand” There was a grin in his voice