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Oh e or the booster shot developed to enhance your abilities That’s what the Daedalus is trying to find out Why only soly to the mutation and others do not And you, you I hear are quite a? I felt violated on a whole new level Anger continued to build insidethe pain

"Why?" I croaked

Will looked pleased Excited "It’s rather si I want, and you will ensure he behaves long enough so thisends beneficially for all parties involved And I do have so for"

"He’ll…kill you," I rasped, wincing

"Doubtful And you really shouldn’t talk," he said conversationally "I think you’ve done soe to your vocal chords I’ve been downstairs for a while, waiting for you to stop screa"

Downstairs? I realized then that ere most likely in the warehouse that Daeht we ran into the officers Moving restlessly, I ht the handcuffs more into contact with my skin I may’ve faded out for a few seconds, because when I openedcloser

"Did you know the Luxen healing power is at its strongest when a person is wounded and the effects weaken the longer the gap is between the injury and the healing? So I’"

I drew in a ragged, painful breath that scorched ry, Katy I don’t mean him any harm You, either I just need you co, both of you alk out of this building alive"

An unexpected jolt of pain rocked asped It felt liketo escape

He stood, hands clenching at his sides "I aline how pissed I hen I learned that Vaughn was dead He was supposed to bring you to me then That poor boy had no idea that his own uncle orking to underers over the bars "Kind of hn knew that Nancy would be pissed, most likely would take it out on Blake’s little alien friend Although I shouldn’t talk, since I turned over Bethany and Dawson I should’ve tried it with the Dawson is veryfor Bethany"

Anger broke through the pain, burning just as bright "You…"

He stopped at the front of the cage "As far as I know, it hasn’t worked yet"

I really had no idea what he was talking about, but pieces clicked together Will had betrayed his own niece The bank transfer slips hn off, but for what? I didn’t know Whatever it was, it was enough for Vaughn to go against the DOD, and it also explained why he’d stopped Blake froress

"Don’t worry Dae "He responded eventually And let’s just say h the pain, concentrating on what he was saying "What do youwant frorasped the torturous bars His eyes ain, the childlike awe "I want hi a lot of things Like maybe he wanted Daemon to annihilate an entire town or rob a bank for hi hed at the absurdity

Will hts, because he scowled "You have no idea what you’re truly capable of What is e when you have the kind of power to force people to your will? When you never get sick? When no human and no alien life-form can stop you?" His knuckles bleached "You don’t understand, little girl Sure, you watched your father succumb to cancer, and I’m sure that was terrible for you, but you still have no idea what it’s like when your body turns against you, when every day is a battle to just survive"

He pushed off the bars "Being sick and close to death changes a person, Katy I will do anything to never be that weak, that helpless again And I think your father, if he’d been given the chance, would have felt the same way"

I shuddered "My father would never…hurt another person…"

Will s"

It wasn’t naiveté I knew my dad, what he’d do Another wave of raw hurt forced my eyes closed As it ebbed off, a different sensation appeared

Daemon was here

My eyes darted to the doorway, and Will turned expectantly, even though there hadn’t been a sound "He’s here, isn’t he? You can sense him" Relief colored his tone "All of us suspected hi It wasn’t until Blake took out Adalanced back at rateful that the chain of evidence ends with me When this is done, we all walk away from this okay If Nancy knee did, neither of you would be leaving here tonight" He glanced over his shoulder "There’s an address you need to remember 1452 Street of Hopes in Moorefield There, he’ll find what he’s looking for He has until ht, then he’s lost hisof time"

I remembered the address from the slip of paper I’d found, but it was ato blast Will into his next life

Just then, the double doors opened, slah the entrance, head lowered and eyes like glowing orbs Even inoff him Not a Luxen power, but a human one--one born of desperation and pain

He looked at Will and quickly disaze found me and stayed A multitude of e, but my body had wanted to move closer to him It was an unconscious movement, and it caused the onyx on the handcuffs to co on the floor of the pen, my mouth opened in a silent scream

Daeripped the bars and then jerked back with a hiss "What is this?" His gaze dropped to his hands and then back to ht in his eyes

"Onyx mixed with ruby and hematite," Will answered "A nice combination that doesn’t sit ith the Luxen or hybrids"