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Jamie
“We did it!” Trax yelled from behind Alex. Those guys were big, and the space behind us was tiny. I couldn’t look behind the high backs of our seats, but I imagined them to have their knees in their noses. But the happiness radiating from Trax’s voice didn’t sound like he was uncomfortable.
Alex reached out and set his hand on my shoulder, his fingers squeezing. I looked his way, met his dark eyes.
I had no idea how long I’d spent alone in that rock cell. It had been long enough to think through everything Alex had ever said to me. Every action. Nuance. Glance. Touch. All of it. Then I processed what he’d done… capturing me and the Valor for the queen.
He was good. He should get an Academy Award, because I’d believed him. That probably had been what had saved us all. I’d been
