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have much time left
before he would be taken away.
    “They’re rounding
up those of us left on the surface on this side of the barrier and tradin’ us
in to the Queen just so you people can have your cushy little lives down in
this hole.  I hope y’all go to hell like you deserve for lettin’ it happen
right under your damn noses!”
    The man didn’t get
a chance to say anything else.  He was tackled by two guards causing the mic to
fly out of his hands into the flames behind him.   For a moment, I thought the
guards were going to push him into the fire too, but instead they tasered him,
quickly rendering him unconscious.
    The dance was
quickly dispersed by the guards.  We were ordered to return home immediately
and not venture out onto the streets anymore until further notice.  Ash and I
went back to the dance floor and found our friends before we left.
    “Did you see
that?” Kirk said excitedly.  “Do you think he was telling the truth?”
    “Dude looked off
his rocker to me,” Kale said with a shrug, almost non-plussed by the
accusations made by the man.
    “We should get the
girls home before something else happens.” Ash took my hand into his and
quickly led the way back to our apartment complex. 
    When we reached
the door to our apartment, Zoe said, “I’ll go let your Dad know what happened.”
    After Zoe was gone,
Ash brought me in close to his body to plant a chaste kiss on my lips.
    “Promise me you’ll
think about what I said tonight,” he whispered.
    “I will,” I replied,
instantly feeling like a coward for not saying anything about my feelings for Jace.
    “I’m not in any
rush, Skye.  I’ll wait as long as I need to have all of you.  Half of your
heart isn’t enough for me.”
    But what if that
was all I was able to give him? I thought to myself.  Before I could voice the
question, Ash turned from me and went into his apartment.

Chapter 4
    The apartment was
quiet when I walked in.  Zoe was no where to be seen.  I presumed she was in
her room changing into her favorite pair of pink sweats to sleep in.  Blue was
lying in front of my father’s study door.  He raised his head and padded his
way to me as I entered.
    “Dad in his
office, Blue?” I asked, not really expecting a response back from my Weimaraner
but people who love their pets tend to do that.  We talk to them like they
actually understand everything we’re saying.
    I knocked softly
on the study door.  I didn’t get an answer so I pushed the door open to double
check and found the room empty of his presence.  I was just about to close the
door when I heard muffled voices.  Stepping further inside, I went to stand in
the center of the room until I heard the voices again.  They were faint but
definitely coming from the right of me.  Against that wall was a tall
bookshelf.  I walked over to the shelf and could hear the voices more clearly. 
My father’s voice was unmistakable and from his tone he was extremely angry
about something.
    I stood frozen not
sure what to do.  If I looked for the way into what I had to presume was a
secret room, would he be angry with me for finding it and invading his
privacy?  But, why did he have a secret room in the first place?  Who was he
arguing with so vehemently on the other side of the wall?  Before I had a
chance to decide my next move, the bookshelf swung inward and my father walked
out.
    He looked startled
when he saw me and stood completely still, like he had been caught doing
something he shouldn’t have.
    He didn’t say a
word to me just continued to walk behind his desk.
    “What’s in there?”
I asked, sure he wouldn’t volunteer any information without being asked
directly.
    “Every person on
the council has one,” he said, like that should be answer enough.
    I stared at him
waiting for him to say more but he didn’t.
    “Who were you arguing
with in there?”
    I half expected
someone else to come walking out of my father’s secret lair but they