“looked to me, a challenge in his eyes. But at an imploring expression from me, he backed down. “Fine, come on,” Hadley clipped. “What is this?” Ellis whispered as she stepped closer, staring at the contraption. “You don’t need to know,” Grayson said. “If you really want to help, then prove it by doing what we ask.” Ellis nodded, looking scalded, but I doubted she was surprised by the reception. I took hold of her hand, then took Hadley’s, who held Grayson’s, and finally Athena finished the line, placing her palm on the defuser. I was the only one who trusted Ellis enough to be next to her, and she got the message””
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