Instead of shunning his look she met his eyes and smiled. Liam Granger, that was his name, she'd plucked the knowledge from his mind. Liam held her gaze, and he could do nothing other than look at her, because she'd ensnared him. Now was not the time to push herself though: she'd need all the energy she could muster when the time came. Instead she looked away, allowing Liam Granger to have his thoughts back.
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Adam was numb, his legs hung like two lumps of dead meat from his hips, yet they still carried him forward as if operating on their own agenda. The walk from the elevator to the bridge seemed miles long. His mind wandered to Lucie, who was no doubt watching the timer tick down on the display aboard Niribus, foolishly hoping that when the time came they would appear, slapping ea
