Chapter 277
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When he returns, Bryce says, “The two from the assessment office are still out. The doctor said there is no change.
“Thought so,” Deacon nods, and explains his theory about them being compelled to Bryce.
“Makes sense, they clearly have someone with enough juice to do it,” Bryce nods. “I suspect they’ve only been collecting Greys that show potential as highly gifted, which is why we didn’t notice that some of our assessment staff were not bringing any new Greys into the realin. They were sending the stronger ones to the rogues, and the less gifted to our realm.”
“They’re building an army. Selecting only the strongest,” Axel agrees.
“I’m going to have forensics come in here and go through the place with a fine–toothed comb. They will make a
mistake sooner or later, and when they do, we will find it. I suggest you all go back and rest. I know this has been a blow, but we are not giving up. Raff will hold a meeting tomorrow to restrategize,” Bryce says.
“Thanks,” Deacon shakes his hand and then turns to us.
“Take us home, D,” I tell him.
“Home, home, or to the holiday home?” Theo asks.
“Our home. We need a night in our own bed, all together, and the kids need a little normalcy. It’s time to go home, “I say.
me at the holiday
home, all
going home without my daughter,” Mason says in
living like this. After we drop the kids at school tomorrow, I want to go up to the prison. It’s time to ask for help,”
Mace, we should all go,” Theo
prison, but I’m not giving up on the
night’s sleep so we can come back with fresh eyes. We are burning ourselves out and drifting apart like this. Let’s regroup, and come back tomorrow as a solid unit and show
rarely swears, so the fact he did says a
D very
with a defeated sigh.
but they are all sleeping. It’s so tempting to wake them. I want to hold them, kiss their heads and
had gone straight up to our room, saying he was going to shower. Luke had
who was
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awake watching TV in the sitting room and was going to take her home,
surrounded by her belongings
is well. I need a night of normality, and seeing her room without her in its not going to
and Luke joins us shortly after. We lay in silence, each of us lost in our own minds, but we are together. I feel the energy of my bonds,
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