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    A long time later, Sonia collapsed on the mattress beside Kel, sated and happier than she had been in a very long time. He lay on his back beside her and they both stared up at the ceiling in a comfortable, wonderful silence until her thoughts found a voice.  
     
    “So do the GTECHs work for the Army?”
     
    “No,” he said. “The Army tried to kill off and destroy their mistake, meaning us.”
     
    She rolled over to look at him and found him staring at her. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”
     
    “I wish I was,” he said. “We’ve made a truce of sorts. We’re all working to stop the Zodius from gaining more power, but they’d slit our throats in a heartbeat.”
     
    “So this operation you have is completely private?”
     
    “It is,” he said. “A couple of the men, Damion included, come from filthy rich families and we have enough private donations to make up what they can’t.”  
     
    She rolled back over and thought about that. “This is all so incredible.” She eased to her side again with another thought. “I don’t really understand wind walking or GTECHs or much of anything you’ve told me, just so you know.”
     
    “Neither do I,” he laughed, “and I’ve been living it for years now.”  
     
    “So you travel in the wind how?”
     
    “It’s like becoming the wind,” he said. “No physical presence but complete awareness.”  
     
    “Can I wind walk with you?”
     
    “Humans can’t wind walk without the risk of death.”  
     
    “Oh, well then,” she said. “That doesn’t sound so intriguing anymore. Wind walking sounds impossible.”
     
    “So does someone dreaming about the future.” He ran his hand over her hair. “You should sleep. I’ll take you to see Sunrise City tomorrow and you’ll be able to answer all of your questions there.”
     
    “Sunrise City?”  
     
    “It’s the Renegades’ underground headquarters,” he said. “And when I say city, I mean city. We have restaurants and stores, and about anything a normal city would have. Our population is nearly a thousand now. Only a few hundred of those are GTECHs. The rest are humans helping to fight the Zodius or women rescued from Adam’s testing facilities.”
     
    Her brows furrowed. ”Why would you take them there?”
     
    “There are GTECHs that we call ‘trackers’ who can locate certain people if they aren’t beneath the ground.”
     
    “Certain people as in who?”
     
    “A GTECH who doesn’t have his mental shield up. That only happens when we’re injured. Or,” he hesitated, “this is where the grim part of this war comes into play.”
     
    “Tell me,” she urged.  
     
    “Any women who has had sex with a GTECH can be tracked by another GTECH. It creates a different kind of energy. It’s impossible to explain.”
     
    Her eye went wide. “Meaning me?”
     
    “No,” he said. “I’d never put you in danger like that. You are my lifebond and I have the ability to shield you. Again, it’s hard to explain, but I can shield you just as I do myself.”
     
    “You didn’t know I was your lifebond.”
     
    “Yes,” he said with absoluteness, pulling her close and kissing her. “I did.”
     
    “You said it’s rare.”
     
    “So are we.” He brushed his lips over hers. “There are things you need to know, about me, and about our bond. But you need rest. We have a good two hour drive tomorrow.” He kissed her forehead. “So sleep before I don’t let you.”
     
    She smiled and caressed his cheek. “What about you?”
     
    “GTECHs don’t need much sleep, but I’ll be right here with you. I’m not going anywhere.”
     
    She wanted to believe that more than she’d ever wanted to believe anything, but she sensed there was something he wasn’t telling her. Something she feared but she wasn’t going to think about it now. She curled up to him, letting the warmth of his body seep into hers and she let herself dream that this would be the