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I sink back onto the couch as Rylan and Malachi launch into a brief overviehat they need frohh I can’t hide ive into it entirely while Lizzie is in the room

Wolf laces his fingers through ratitude frohts about ht Rylan seems to have a complicated relationship with his family, but there’s no fear there Malachi has no family left at all Surely they wouldn’t expect me to throw Wolf to the, well, to the wolves?

I squeeze Wolf’s hand and listen as the other two h an abbreviated version of the plan I note that they leave out a few key components Smart Really, we have no reason to trust Lizzie with all the details The only thing she needs to know pertains to -distance attack

She finally sits back and laughs a little “This should be fun When do we start?”

“At dawn”

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After we go over the plan one last time, Rylan escorts Lizzie off the property I keep part ofhis eht indicate she’s attacked hi easier to keep track of the et much more than a faint impression, but I think that’s preferable for everyone I don’t want to invade their privacy, and I look forward to a tiet my own shields in place

If we survive the next twenty-four hours, e it

“We will”

I glance at Malachi “You know I hate it when you do that”

“It’s difficult not to when you’re thinking so loudly” He takes ainst his chest so he can wrap his arms around me Wolf said he needs a little time alone and headed in the opposite direction of both his sister and the town His presence along the bond doesn’t feel as calm as Rylan’s, but he’s not in a full-out panic state anymore