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"Oasp, overwhelmed with hope "Do you knohat thisme off "This is why I didn’t want to tell you what she’s trying to do This is a one-in-a-billion long shot The gods are as unyielding as they are fickle, if that makes any sense They’ve hadunbreakable decrees The chance that they messed up in one of ours--" He shakes his head "I don’t want to get your hopes up, just to see you get hurt all over again"

His blue eyes are full of the sa Dad More, since he lost both his parents at once But at the same time, deeper than the pain is his love for me I don’t kno I let myself believe that wasn’t there

And because of ht now

"We can talk about this soleyou to think about anything else"

I feel the ruainsto forever I’m not so dumb that I don’t realize what a crazy i is If there is a chance, though--even the teeny, tiniest, sliet back our lost parents, then I have to pursue that chance

For now, I’ll hang back and let hi when I can But I’ll follow this through to the end

However long it takes

CHAPTER 10

CORPOPROTECTION

SOURCE: HESTIA

The ability to protect oneself from harm, whether seen or unseen In some he danger Othersa direct physical threat Effectiveness diminished by mental distraction

DYNAMOTHEOS STUDY GUIDE © Stella Petrolas

TANSY IS WAITING at the cross-country starting block when Griffin and I walk up the nextshorts, and a pair of sneakers that look older thanwristbands in a very eighties white with blue stripes Oblivious to our approach, she’s busy stretching But not nor, like a cartoon or so

"Is that her?" Griffin whispers

"Uh-huh," I whisper back With a shrug, I add, "She wants to be a runner"

"She, um" He ss hard "Certainly has the outfit down"