“Trish is so awesome Mom, you should see her fighting with a sword. She took care of us.”
Rebecca turned to look at me. I just rubbed the back of my neck with one hand. “How do you know about that? I told you to run.”
Jaime looked down at the ground. “I watched from the trees for a couple minutes, until I got scared.”
I closed my eyes. That could have turned out so badly. If I had been able to convince Starren I had brought Jaden there to turn him in…
“What’s he doing here?” My eyes popped back open at Rebecca’s question. She was gesturing toward Cray.
“He came to help,” I answered. He had come to help, even if he didn’t get to.
“Who is he?” Nina asked. Oh yeah, she wouldn’t know.
“A friend. He helped us in Chicago the day before you and I got there,” I said.
Nina walked toward Cra
