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"What’s it doing now?" the Kid asked his brother

"It’s looking to see if there’s a third trigger beneath the box So far, so good"

This looked like a long, drawn-out procedure, so I opened my phone when it buzzed, saw the name, and tapped the Kid’s shoulder "Trace this" I showed him the Darth Vader happy face on the screen It was Reach’s icon, and Reach--the best-known research guy in the paranor business--had proven to be an inconstant ally, and a soirl’s conversation, re the call He nodded for onna tell ood today or stab "

I wasn’t sure the croak was Reach’s voice and trepidation cascaded through me I put hih sounded like so broken "Yeah What’s left of me They found me And they took me out"

Eli stepped to the side where he could watch the screens and me too One hand had already found his weapon

"Who took you out?" I asked

"A hulish like a foreigner, talking hispery, sliding sounds Accompanied by two vamps, male and female The male never spoke The female vamp had a Middle Eastern accent The human and the vamps were tattooed ristbands of falcons Or hawks Raptors, anyway Don’t know"

Vamps did not tattoo themselves very often, whichThe Reach I kneould have found out any unknown info before his attacker got out the door good Now, not only did he not know the gender of an attacker (which seemed impossible), he also didn’t knohat kind of bird was in a tattoo This was not the Reach I knew The sense of dread deepened,ht

He gave that broken, breathy laugh again "Well, I won’t type two-handed ever again"

"Reach," I whispered

"Don’t," he said "Save it for yourself They were here for infor for you Not just where you lived They had that" I turned and looked at the video screens Reach’s torturers knehere I lived? "They wanted everything," he said "And I gave theood They left o I couldn’t call until now The lead va for you, for the icons you have The soht have But more important, he wants so like E-sen-do Lucy I don’t knoho it is, but they want her--or him--bad Be careful, Jane Make sure your family is safe" The call disconnected