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the Sondian scientists have been talking about the purpose of the Copula. They think the Copula is acting as a cosmic thread between the Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies. The implanted people are like a huge beacon to the source, pulling the Andromeda galaxy to ours. The more they implant, the more drawn this force is to our world—to us. It wants us.”
    Ezra moves his hand over the stubble that has formed on his jaw and cheeks.
    Nate puts his head in his hands and talks through gritted teeth. “What do they want? Our world or us?”
    The ocean waves are the only sounds in the kitchen as we take in what Nate just asked. We have no clue what they want. It could be an invasion. Will the beings coming be predatory or passive? We won’t know until the intersection happens and the invasion is underway.
    Ezra leans his head back and covers his face with his hands. He growls under his hands. “Now that Balthazar has reached out to Sebastian about the Sondian fellowship’s mutiny against him, this battle is definitely changing. If Sebastian is right, we might have an invaluable ally on our side.”
    My eyes focus on Ezra’s. “Sebastian said that Sam is in Tokyo, Japan. Why Japan?”
    Ezra answers, “Remember when we were in the facility, I told you about the high levels of magnetic fields in specific areas of the world? The Bermuda Triangle near Florida and the Dragon’s Triangle near Japan?”
    I remember him telling us about this when they discovered that a Dobrian mission had been compromised. Sondians opened a wormhole to Earth, and the Dobrian guardians were trying to close it to prevent a mass invasion. Joan Leal, a Dobrian guardian, was the one who finally closed it , but not without killing herself.
    I whisper, “Yeah, I remember.”
    Ezra sighs. “Well, the Dragon’s Triangle is just one of the multiple sites of high-magnetic fields in Japan. The Aokigahara Forest, also known as the Sea of Trees, is located at the base of Mt. Fuji. This area has extremely strong levels of magnetism, which creates the perfect conditions for opening a wormhole. That will be the first glimpse of a Sondian invasion during the intersection.”
    Ezra looks down at his hands. “Sebastian hasn’t said anything yet, but all the information I’ve been receiving from intelligence is indicating that Japan is our next mission.” Ezra runs his hands through his hair.
    Nate is quiet all of a sudden. His hands are folded and tense on the table. The muscles in his forearms are contracting beneath his skin. I don’t invade his mind. His body language is telling me that he needs to be alone right now.
    Ezra stands, picking up his paper and glasses. He walks over to Nate and quietly speaks to him. “I suggest you call your parents. I spoke with them this morning, and they wanted you to call as soon as I told you two about the implants. I know that they are nervous about your reaction. They want to explain to you in their own words why they allowed you to be implanted. Please call them.”
    Nate’s eyes never leave the table. He tilts his head toward Ezra to acknowledge his words. “I will.”
    Ezra looks to me over Nate’s head. “Jes, we need to talk before you and Nate head to Ms. Olivia’s.”
    Ezra’s eyes give away that he wants to discuss leaving in a more father-daughter manner.
    I nod silently, responding to his request.
    Ezra leaves Nate and me in the kitchen. Nate pushes the chair out roughly and leans against the kitchen countertop.
    I hear Nate think, Xander. Why did the guardian have to be him? From the moment I met him, I wanted to strangle him.
    I stand and lean my hands against the back of my chair. Nate is pushing his feelings toward his hatred for Xander. But, I know his frustration is being charged by one particular thing—our link and how it was manufactured in a laboratory, not by nature and fate alone.

Chapter 6
    Nate
     
    I am leaning against the counter with my eyes downcast to avoid looking directly at Jes. I