Chapter 8
The link between the team members has strengthened with age. I foresee only one problem with this new technology. How can someone without their abilities possibly hope to control them?
— Dr. Petra Michalak
SciTech Research and Development
[Flight from Porto Santo to Paris — Dana]
Thomas sent the jet to retrieve us. The lemon-haired stewardess handed a thick packet of information to Marie while I buckled into the luxurious leather seat facing her. She was laughing at a joke I’d made when she opened the packet and looked at the cover page. I watched as all of the color drained from her face and her shielding fell like a portcullis.
“If we’re going to be partners, you can’t lock me out,” I protested.
She looked at me and paused. “I know. Sorry. Let me read this.” Her delicate
