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She’d been told that he was safe. Initial relief became impatience as all she could do was wait the day it took them to get him here. Brodie had told Rigor to come to them, and at her request, Zave had sent security to escort him. Rigor would hate to have a bunch of guys surrounding him like he was in some way vulnerable, but Devon wasn’t willing to take the risk with his safety and would be happy to let him argue with her about it.
It didn’t help her impatience that everyone else seemed to have things to do. Bess had taken to the kitchen, as on the island, household chores helped to distract her from what was going on. Kadie and Zara had gone out to gather supplies, Brodie was in one of the bedrooms with Tuck and Zave, either helping with the build or whispering. Devon
