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CHAPTER XXXIV
Rachael, Elma, Cassandra and Bryan sit in the taxi on their way to a destination only Cassandra’s heart can pinpoint like an emotional compass.
The driver nags like a captain following the instructions of a vexatious sea witch.
Bryan smokes a Newport cigarette in the front seat, wondering how he got himself into this situation.
Elma is booming with enthusiasm as she looks forward to the end of their trip.
Rachael’s eyes are filled with anger and confidence as she lights their spirits with her energy.
Cassandra is driven.
She knows she can’t involve her pack in something like this, it would be an abomination but that won’t stop her from going herself.
Good thing she has help now, even though she doubts their strength.
But she knows that if this human is here, then tho
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