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her chest, ignoring the peace offering the general had tried to give her.
    “Start talking, old man. I understand about the plane, but what else is it that you think you know? And how do you suppose you’re going to train me to use my gifts if you don’t even know what I’m dealing with?”
    Those had all been valid questions. If for one minute she didn’t like his answers, then all bets were off. It ended here and now, and the only thing the general gained from her short visit was a fried computer and one pissed-off employee.
    The general set his coffee down and searched her face. “ Lydia , please relax. We don’t need a repeat of what happened out there.” He motioned with his thumb. “Do we?”
    Lydia took a deep breath. The general was right, no matter how much she didn’t want to admit it. She picked up her coffee and took a sip. The warm liquid slid down her throat and soothed her nerves. It was the only drink that could manage to take the edge off her nerves the more she sipped it. She shifted in her seat and pasted a fake smile on her face. She could pull off calm if she got the answers she wanted. “Please explain what I’m doing here and how you can help.”
    The general leaned back in his chair. “Let me start off with where we are. We’re on the outskirts of Henderson , North Carolina . That is about one hundred and fifty miles north of Southall.”
    The fact that he trusted her with their location helped release some of the anxiety she’d been feeling.
    “As for the how, I command a special force of elite soldiers. We’ve been nicknamed Phantom because we work and live under the radar. Each member of my team possesses special abilities just like you and the rest of the Bennetts. There aren’t many higher-ups that know about us. We report to one man and one man only.” The general’s lips tilted at the corners. “It cuts down on the red tape.”
    Lydia was stunned into silence, her mind trying to comprehend the possibility. She’d never heard of any other people being as gifted as her and the rest of the Bennett line. She’d just assumed they were the only screwed-up ones in the world. I mean seriously? Her sister Emma had PMS symptoms when her family was in trouble and had the ability to see a ghost named Momma Mae. Her sister Claire could read minds. Abby, her baby sister, had psychometric ability, and then there was her brother, Mike. The police officer could touch someone and know what had transpired in vivid detail in the moments before he’d arrived on any scene. They were all freaks, but those freaks were her family, and she loved them. Was it really possible there were others just like them? She’d buy into his story for now, but a time would come when she would make him prove his claims.
    Lydia held her coffee cup to her mouth, trying to cover her perplexed look. “Please continue.”
    “Ten years ago, our government stumbled onto a few soldiers with special talents, and they ask me to head a task force. Like you, these soldiers had been caught in the act, doing some type of noble deed and were asked to join with no pretense that their conditions didn’t exist. The phantoms specialize in specific assignments that only they can accomplish. We work to help each one embrace and strengthen their abilities. It’s a win/win situation. They don’t have to hide who they truly are, and they’re serving their country.”
    Lydia shared a look with Rick and Briggs, each of them now leaning forward in his chair. It sounded too good to be true. There were several questions burning in her brain she was dying to ask.  Once she knew the information that General Lister shared, she would be in even more danger from potential threats. Bad guys would be standing in line to be the first to kidnap her, or worse, just to get their hands on the Phantom’s secrets? Lydia wasn’t stupid; she wasn’t trained for this crap. The possibilities of the potential danger ran through her mind and sent a