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He shifts,his hand Our fingers lace and tighten “I wish I could et,” he says

“That won’t help anything”

“I know But still”

Ca crossed over the other She looks al,” she says

I try not to bristle My relationship with Caht,line of mistakes I desperately want to fix “What?”

Grinning, she unstraps from her seat and stands as the jet slows “You still haven’t asked where we’re going”

“Anywhere’s better than where I was” I throw a pointed glance at Cal and pull my hand away to fool with the buckles of ured someone would fill me in”

He shrugs as he gets up “Waiting for the right time Didn’t want to overload you”

For the first tih “That is an absolutely horrific pun”

His wide smile matches mine “Does the job”

“This is bleeding unbearable,” Cameron mutters to herself

Once I’m free from my seat, I approach her, tentative She notes my apprehension and shoves her hands in her pockets It’s not like Cameron to back down or soften, but she does for me I didn’t see her in the battle and I’d be stupid not to realize her true purpose She’s on this jet to keep an eye on e out of control

Slowly, I puther close I tell myself not to flinch at the feel of her skin She can control it, I tellhere,” I tell her I mean it

She nods tightly, her chin brushing the top ofor I’ve started shrinking Even money on both

“Now tellback “And what the hell I’ve been ”

She ducks her chin, gesturing toward the tail of the plane Like the old Blackrun, this airjet features a ramp entrance It loith a pneumatic hiss Healer Reese leads the others out, and we follow, a few paces behind I tense as we go, not knohat to expect outside

“We’re a lucky bunch,” Caet to see what Piedmont looks like”