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"We’ve been watching theed from the darkness Phin and Luc flanked her

"Wicked urban freestyle," Luc said, nodding He crossed his arood"

"And their quickening grows fast," Phin said, and glanced at Eli "As does the brothers’ rejuvenation Faster than we thought"

I one "My brother can barely walk and chew gum at the same time," I said, mostly to myself, and then looked at Eli His beautiful features were cast in half shadows, seeaze "I don’t understand e have to be here Why can’t we just go after theet Seth and the others to Da Island"

"You knohy," Eli said quietly "We’ve already been over this I know it’s terab theood There are three weeks left in the moon’s cycle" He put his hand on my shoulder "No ill the Arcoses rejuvenate faster than a cycle We’ll be ready"

"Yeah, and we can’t get too close, Riley," Phin said, leaning against the wall "Victorian and Valerian are smart little bastards They may be weak, but they’re still deadly We wait"

I considered that "Back in Kelter’s office, Riggs s had been locked out of the office Then he took a plastic bag and ran" I looked at the Duprés "The way it was packaged, it looked like pills OxyContin probably" I rubbed h like heroin" They all looked at otten the sa from Kelter before "Val is Valerian, isn’t he?"

Eli nodded "Yeah, he’s sort of theleader, I guess you could say He’s the eldest of the two Apparently he’s already zeroed in on Phillips"

"How has he already established a drug trade?" I asked "The Arcoses have only been free for--"

"Mind control," Eli said "From the moment the tomb was broken both Arcos brothers had complete mind control They can make Phillips do whatever they wish They won’t stop until their army is complete"

"Valerian is as ets off on torture--"

"Luc, enough," said Eli

Pacing seemed to help, so I did it, but soon the stench of the alley made my stomach roll "What a my head to the back door of the Panic Room

"Go back in," Eli said "Let hiht--not after what just happened Let his do to help us against the Arcoses?" I asked "And I think after having his balls yanked into a twist, he knows I don’t rattle easily"

Luc and Phin chuckled, and Eli glared atkicked out Better to watch who your brother and his friends pick up Just do it, Riley And we’ll leave by the front entrance You don’t want that big Tibetan on your ass"