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261. NO TURNING BACK

CASPIANThree hours later, the silence in the hotel room was no longer silent. It had weight to it, and that weight was pressing into my chest until I was aware of every breath I dragged into my aching lungs. My legs had too much restless energy, and I couldn't sit still, so I paced between the window and the table, though that wasn't helping any more than sitting still had.Aria sat on the edge of the bed with her arms crossed, staring restlessly out of the window like the sky outside would have some answers.I knocked into the table and cursed, wincing. “That hurt.” She rolled her eyes, and her voice was just as frustrated when she spoke. “Maybe that's your sign to sit down. You're going to wear a hole in the floor.” “Better than sitting on my hands.” I didn’t mean for it to come out just as irritated, but it did.Her eyes lowered, then lifted to narrow on me when I continued pacing. “Pacing isn't going to make Stevens call any faster, Caspian.” I stopped near the window, fists

262. PICK UPS

CASPIANInside the club, it was the stench of sweat that hit first. Cheap liquor and even cheaper perfume that made me wrinkle my nose in disgust. But the muwic thumping from the DJ's booth was even worse. The bass had its own heartbeat, it thudded through the floor, through my ribs, and I slowed my steps to match its beats. “It's certainly an attraction, not that I'll ever understand it.” Aria murmured, stepping closer to slid her arm into mine.Slanting my head down, I kissed her hair. The friction and argument from earlier was all but forgotten now that Stevens was here.I looked around, noting the men crowded around every table, ter drinks tilted dangerously as they leaned too close to the women seated on their laps. “I hate that you have to be here.” I said to Aria, looking around at all the women dancing. “I want to be here. Now let’s focus on why we're here at all.”I nodded, and pushed a path through the crowd with Aria behind me and Stevens behind her. It created a human

263. LAST DROP

CASPIANThe hotel we'd ended up at was just the kind of place I'd encuson a thing like this would happen. It was glass fronted and right by the edge of city. It was expensive enough to keep trying wrong eyes away, but just chewo enough to host the kind of filth we'd been following all night.Beside me, Aria had shrank back into her chair as though she just couldn't believe any of what was happening. Her nails were digging moons into her palm, and her lips moved but barely any sound made it out.“They’re children. Caspian, all those girls are children.” Aria said, tears standing in her eyes suddenly. She leaned forward and her hand fell into her palm.I shifted closer, pulling her into my arm, and placing her head against my shoulder. She shook against me, and when she lifted her head, she looked like she was trying to swallow back everything on her tongue including tears, curses and screams Stevens leaned forward in his seat, his eyes following mine to the door. “That's the last dro

264. ROOM 412: THE EXTRACTION

CASPIANHe stubbed the cigarette out against the chair arm, then flicked the butt onto the carpet as though it wasn't bad enough what he'd done before. “Don’t stop on my account,” he said, voice thick with mockery. “Unless you’re here for a turn.”Aria sucked in a deep breath beside me, her hand flying to her mouth. When I looked at her, her face was pale but her eyes, God, her eyes were burning holes through him. Pure disgust, harsh enough that the man should have melted into the floor. I stepped forward, blocking her view. My voice came out low and hard. “Get up.”The man tilted his head, amused. “And if I don’t?”I ignored him. My eyes slid past, to the girl on the bed. She couldn’t have been more than seventeen, maybe younger. Her jeans were too loose, her shirt wrinkled, her bare feet pressed into the blanket like she was ready to bolt if she had anywhere to run. Her eyes darted from me to Aria, then back to the man. Every muscle in her small frame screamed fear.I softened

265. NOT TONIGHT

CASPIAN Aria leaned forward, trying to see past me. “Are you sure? Maybe it’s just another car.” “It’s not just another car,” Stevens interrupted. His voice was tight. “They’ve been on us since we left the hotel according to the driver.” The girl pushed closer into Aria, practically disappearing against her shoulder. She was shaking again, and Aria kept murmuring to her, rubbing small circles against her arm like she was trying to rub the fear right out of her skin. I turned back to Stevens. “How many are they?” Stevens asked and the driver held up two fingers without looking away from the road. “Two cars,” Stevens translated. “They’re both the same type of care that picked the girls up from the club.” Of course not, it couldn't be that simple. “Can he lose them?” I asked. The driver said something. “He says this road’s too slow,” Stevens said. “They’ll catch us if we try.” Aria finally pulled her eyes off the mirror and looked at me. Her face was pale. “So what

266. THE FEELING OF BETRAYAL

ARIA The girl sat in the backseat holding her clothes so tightly to her chest I thought the fabric might tear, as though it was the only thing holding her together. Maybe it was the only proof that she still belonged to herself. Her face was half-hidden behind her hair, and she kept her chin down, refusing to look at any of us, as though even eye contact might strip something else away from her. Caspian didn’t say much, just kept his eyes on the window, watching for any cars following us, but when we pulled up in front of the hotel and the headlights washed over the glass doors, he finally turned his head toward her. His voice was clear, and he was almost careful. “You can rest now. We'll never allow anyone to touch you here.” She didn’t answer, but I saw the way her fingers became tighter against her chest as though she wanted to believe him but couldn’t quite let herself. I got out first and went around to open the door for her. She paused and looked around before st

267. THE PROMISE OF HOME

ARIA I didn't hold it against Caspian, and I certainly couldn't hold it against Duke who wasn't even there in Germany. As soon as the call with Duke ended, Caspian lifted my jaw. “I love you, Aria. I'm not going to let you get hurt, and for now, that means leaving Germany.” I modded, gulped the words trying to fight their way out and lifted onto my toes to give him a kiss. “I know. I know you're doing your best. I love you too.” He pushed my hair away from my forehead, kissed my cheeks and backed away. “You'll have to wake her up.” I turned and walked to the door while Caspian pulled out his phone and dialed Stevens to inform him there was a change in the plans. Caspian and Stevens would be ready outside when I was done with her. Caspian was right. It was much better for me to be the one waking her. I pushed open her hotel room, and stepped into the dark room. The girl was still sleeping, with her legs brought up to cover her stomach. I sat on the edge of the b

268. HOUSE OF QUIET

CASPIAN Luxenburg didn't feel any safer than Germany had. It looked like every other city we had passed through with its hurrying pedestrians and the gray streets from the rain which started suddenly enough. Sofia sat between Aria and me in the backseat, her knees drawn up tight, arms still wrapped around the clothes she’d refused to let go of since Berlin. She hadn’t said much since the plane landed. She just kept looking at the window, like the world outside was still hunting her.When we pulled up in front of the house, I climbed out first, looking around the street before opening her door. She paused, blinking up at me like I was about to trick her. Aria slid her hand into Sofia’s and gave her a little tug, and finally the girl climbed out, her feet hitting the pavement.We led her into the house and Aria decided on the largest free guest room we had available. The other two options had been turned into bedrooms for Nylah and Lark.“This is yours for now,” I told her, pushing

269. BROKEN SILENCE

CASPIAN I tugged her back beside me. “Aria…” She shook her head, cutting in. “I understand. I do. I know we need her to understand what her situation is. It's just…”She trailed off and tears ran down her face. I pulled her against me and we stood that way together, waiting until Duke had the blacked out van ready, until Sofia came downstairs with a bag Aria had packed for her. There were some clothes in there that Aria had found in her own closet, along with some toiletries. Sofia’s bag was small enough to carry in one hand. Now Sofia stood in the hallway, her back pressed against the wall as if she thought someone might drag her out the door.Duke waited by the car, engine already running. Xander leaned on the hood, arms crossed, his eyes darker than usual. I knew he had a gun in his pocket. He had still not agreed to go home and see his dying father, and I knew that was eating him up. “Hey” I said, “It’s getting late.”Aria and I weren't going. Sofia’s eyes met Aria’s and she

270. EXPOSED

ARIAZara’s name lit up my screen the next morning. For a second I thought about ignoring it. I didn’t want her voice in my head. But I also hadn't spoken to her in weeks, and it didn't make any sense why she was calling me. “Aria? We need to talk.” She sounded impatient, as though I'd kept her waiting for something. I didn't like the tone, and I wast convinced she had anything to say that I wanted to hear. “About what?” I asked.“I can't say any of it over the phone. Can you meet me at the hospital.”I closed my eyes, guilt slamming into me so hard I had to sit down. Father was still in the hospital. Between the fire attack, going to Berlin, and now bringing Sofia home, I hadn't even thought about him in days. He could have died and I wouldn't have known. I’d left him there, barely awake.“Fine,” I said. “I’ll come.”I hung up and set the phone face-down on the counter. Caspian looked at me but didn’t ask, and I was grateful. My chest already felt too tight.The twins were in

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