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Quill held a finger up to mental statements about me based on what you’ve seen ofyou poor simply because – ”

Florian tappedhis fingers into Quill’s back, too, with increasing strength and desperation

“What is it?” Quill snarled

Florian only pointed up with one finger I followed and looked up, just in ti fire headed directly for our faces

The fla like a horrible, screalass shield My heart pounded at the terrifying proxiical fire far too close for comfort

But Quill’s idea had worked If we’d been driving and a fireball had found its way into the car without any kind of ht, and our lives, for that matter, would have ended with our bodies fused to a e

“Oh dear God,” Florian said “We’re alive We’re alive”

“Where is she?” Quill hissed, looking up through the gli force field as the flames dissipated “I can’t see her”

“Neither can I,” I said, pokingWe were sitting ducks

“The shield isn’t going to hold forever” He grabbedme into the driver’s seat even as he squirht back After some seconds of far too inti wheel “I need to focus on putting up another shield, and on firing back, if need be Mason, you take over and drive”

“I don’t have a license,” I staet pulled over? Or I could crash your car”

“That is the least of our proble us down is as good as dead when Leonora gets to them And this crap heap is practically junk, anyway, thanks to you Just Drive”

“No need to sound so darumbled “You’re independently wealthy, remember?”

“Mason Albrecht,” Quill said through gritted teeth “I swear, if we survive this, I’ But for now, shut the fuck up and let me focus”

My mouth flew open for just half of a second, then claue any the last word in at that point Quillia another spell I sas pedal, then looked for Florian’s eyes in the rearview mirror