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Wade's gaze looked off into the past "I was chastised pretty bad Over and over, allit was for s like that about the Moroi, let alone talk about them They didn't send me to re-education, but they suspended me for teeks, and each day, I had to listen to lectures about what a terrible person I was and hoas on the verge of corruption By the end, I believed themuntil I met Marcus He made me realize I didn't have to be in that life any a littlethe ot a hold of the classified visitor list"

That surprised me The Alches-on were recorded diligently, there were sos that our elite leaders didn't want the rest of the society to know about Again, all for the greater good The classified list would detail people allowed access - that the higher-ups wanted kept secret It wasn't so," I said "You wouldn't be allowed access to so like that"

Wade snorted "Of course not That's what made the task so difficult Marcus doesn't have us do easy assigns that lad to escape afterward The list showed us the link to the Warriors"

"Did it say 'Top Secret Vas like that, aside fro hi

Wade flushed at the jibe "No It was all coded, kind of It didn't list full naet the actual names But one of the entries? Z J"

Marcus and his Merry Men all looked atto ain, but he was just as baffled

"What's that stand for?" I asked

"Zebulon Jaain, there was an expectation When I didn't answer, Marcus turned disbelieving "You were there with the Warriors Don't you remember him? Master Jah officials, an inti olden cereht his first name," I said "But isn't it kind of a leap to assume that's who Z J was? Maybe it was, I don't know, Zachary Johnson"

"Or Zeke Jones," supplied Eddie

The cat came by with a refill for Marcus's lemonade, and I soon had proof that it was a wo her a smile that nearly made her swoon and drop the tray When he turned back to us, he was all business "That's where Sabrina coot the list, she overheard Master Ja trip to St Louis and hoas going to find out about leads on so coincidence," I said Yet even as I spoke, I was re Sonya Karp always said about the world of Moroi and Alcheirl were they talking about?" asked Eddie carefully

IA irl that the Warriors were interested in There was one irl that the Moroi were very, very interested in as well And whom the Alchemists were determined to keep safe She was the reason I was stationed in Pal to be her sister

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