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Ridley’s magic set the three of them down in a quiet street several blocks away from Brex Tower. She checked for passing drones, then pulled her magic back inside herself. The moment they were visible again, she reached for the masquerade mask—the mask that had looked so strangely familiar—and pulled it free, taking the beanie with it. At the sight of those blue eyes she knew almost as well as her own, her heart leaped. “Dad!” She dropped the mask and beanie and flung both arms around him. “You’re okay,” she whispered as tears stung her eyes.
He hugged her tightly. “We’re both okay. Everything’s okay.”
“Not yet,” Archer said from behind them. “I need to get to the mayor’s house. Lawrence’s computer needs to be destroyed.”
“Already done,” Dad said, pulling away from Ridley and lookin
