James “Two dates in a week?” Samson chuckled. “She must be something special.” “Yeah,” I said with a smile. “She makes me feel things I haven’t since Lily.” “Wow, I’m happy for you,” he said. “How’s Nova handling it?” “She keeps asking questions,” I chuckled. “She really wants to meet her.” “Well don’t keep it a secret for too long,” he replied. “You know her and her curiosity.” “Yeah, it’s almost gotten her killed a few times,” I sighed. “But I need to talk to you about something, in private?” “Sure,” he said. “Let’s go to my office.” I followed him into his office and closed the door. Samson has been a good friend of mine since we were in the academy together. He was always there for me and Nova. I knew I could trust him to keep this quiet and I knew Jack

