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"Mack Attack…"

Tohtly at my newly acquired nicknao and visit Julia first, and lected to mention that I already had Perhaps I didn’t need to knoas in the file after all

"There’s nothing you can do," Alex replied cal looked after by the doc She won’t even know you’re there"

"I’ll know that," I growled

"Quit trying to put it off," he said, fir anywhere, not yet at least Look at the file first, then go"

I took a deep breath I wasn’t going to be able to get out of this "Fine" My backpack was in the corner of the kitchen beside the door, where I’d dumped it when I ca his view I still didn’t want hioing to give hi to coh the portal All this file and human/not human stuff was just a speed buet Alex to do his stuff and put a tracer on the cloth

I pulled out the clump of papers and sat back down at the table, nervously sive you some space," Alex said kindly

"No," I replied quickly "I’d like you to stay here Both of you" I didn’t want to do this alone

Each of them nodded I felt a shiver in my stomach and turned over the first sheet

It was a photo of ed seven, clipped to a letter I scanned down it to the bottonatory and the world suddenly stopped It was from my mother

I lifted my eyes to Tom and Alex and sed out the words "It’s from my mum"

"Your… But, how, can that be?" Tom burst out

I shook my head in confusion Alex toldtime since I’ve contacted you, and, believe ht I had another choice

I’er If they catch her, you knohat they will do I need to know that she’ll be safe It’s a lot to ask, especially because of pack rules, but I need you to look after her for me I know that she’ll be safe with you I’ll be in Cornwall in a few days’ time and be able to leave her at the keep She doesn’t understand what is happening, and it’s probably better that she never does If she stays with you, then she never needs to know the truth She’s strong, and she can look after herself, but sory I feel afraid I can see the power inside her Maybe you can turn her when she’s older and then it won’t matter I have no idea if it ork But they can’t find her, John, no matter what

Please believe me that if there was another way then that’s what I’d do You’re hter’s

Martha

My mother had already known John before she left me here? And what did she hast

Toently touched me on the arm

"It’s okay," he said "Whatever it is, it’ll be okay"

I flipped to the next page, heart in ht read next It was a medical for after I arrived, of John taking htened and had tried to back away, but he’d soothedThat it was just in case there was an accident and they needed to do a blood transfusion I hadn’t even understood what that was at the ti about the look in his eyes made me trust him so I’d offered him my arm and let him draw my blood I wondered why I’d not remeain after that day

I stared down at the sed piece of paper

"Red?" prompted To in a sharp breath and then turning it over to Alex