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didn't have to-Bree already knew as much as I did. I think if the Larentii had decided not to accept Corinne, well, the blue fur would have flown."
    * * *
    Corinne
    "I like this better," Valegar pulled me down to sit beside him.
    "You're right-this is better," I sighed. He'd found a waterfall on the big island of Hawaii and settled there to soak in filtered sunlight.
    "He meant a lot to you, didn't he?" Valegar's arms settled around me.
    "He still does."
    "I know. That upset you-to see him again."
    "Yeah." My voice was a whisper.
    His arms, as warm as a summer day, wrapped tighter around me, and he began to hum. It was the most restful sound I'd ever heard, sending me to sleep in seconds.
    * * *
    Ilya
    "Macallan, twenty-five year," I set my credit card on the bar before taking a seat. At least the bar had the Scotch on hand, even if it were one-fifty-five a shot. After today, I wanted three shots.
    At least I was still alive to have three shots. If the Larentii hadn't shown up to save my ass-I decided not to wander too far down that road, or I'd end up asking myself why they'd bother to save any part of me.
    That answer could be dangerous.
    * * *
    Reth Alliance
    Ildevar Wyyld, Founder
    "Who did you send?"
    Norian looked up from his comp-vid as I strode into his office to ask my question.
    "I sent four-the Verain brothers, who somehow know at least three languages there, and Brade Deplan."
    "The three Verain brothers?" I asked.
    "All three, yes. They wanted to go."
    "And you say they speak three languages from that planet?"
    "Yes, let's see," Norian scrolled through his comp-vid to find the records, "Ah, Spanch, Franch, Ainglash."
    "I believe you're pronouncing those wrong, but it matters little. Have they arrived?"
    "No word as yet, Deonus."
    "I wish to be kept informed. I am concerned that all three brothers wished to go."
    "Look, I know you wanted to keep them separated when they joined the ASD, but for this particular assignment-they spoke the necessary languages, Deonus."
    "What about Brade?"
    "He spoke a separate language-Jerm?"
    "Hmmph," I mumbled my displeasure. "I hope they speak better than you can pronounce," I said. "Have them record their meetings with the leaders they approach, and I want reliable translations on each meeting."
    "Of course, Deonus."
    "I wish we had a Larentii," I muttered as I turned to go. "They understand everything."
    * * *
    Ilya
    I studied the photograph on the tablet Colonel Hunter had given me. Merle Askins, former Director of the CIA, had posed for that photograph, knowing we'd be drawn in. Was he acting on his own accord to kill me or another of Colonel Hunter's men, or was he following the orders of another?
    I knew what those orders felt like-I'd lived with that illogical obsession for more than a year. Askins was dead, now, but that didn't mean he didn't have many more just like him-if they'd had the same blood type and had received his blood.
    Once someone survived the drug, its effects could be spread like a virus, tainting any other with the same blood type. I suppose the same could be said for me-that someone else could be created just like me.
    Forcing away the shudder that shook me for a moment, I turned back to the photograph. "How many?" I asked it. "How many more of you are out there, waiting to kill me?"
    * * *
    Notes-Colonel Hunter
    It was late and I'd already called Laci to tell her I was coming home when Matt Michaels called.
    "Director Michaels?" I said when I answered his call.
    "I just wanted to put you on alert after Rafe was targeted in Vancouver," he said. "If there are still survivors out there, they may want all of us who were involved taken down."
    "That's not what I wanted to hear," I said, lifting my jacket from the hook beside the door. "Laci is just beginning to calm down and feel safe again."
    "The thing is," Matt went on, ignoring my comment about Laci, "They don't have the full story-they likely have whatever the media has put in front of the public. That