back down next to me. “Uh, Ryan, they are definitely looking for us—those are ‘wanted’ posters and we’re on them. I wish we had Sanford here to make them epathetic to us.”

“That’s it, James! Good thinking. I’ll try to use my gift to understand what they’re doing,” I say, opening my pack.

As I touch the cool stone box inside, I feel the intricate carvings and remember that Madison thought they were so beautiful. I wish she was here…why I haven’t heard from her in so long?

That’s when I begin to understand what the g-men want: to use me and James as bait to coerce Madison into helping her captives. Now I understand why I haven’t heard from her—she’s being held in a chemically altered state and is...

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