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flushed with excitement as he gestured wildly to Hamilton. Natalie was trying to smooth her hair. They had no idea how close she’d come to dying. How close the Vespers had come to getting exactly what they wanted.
    Hamilton looked up as Amy approached. “Whoa, Ames. What happened to you?”
    Amy paused and the others stared at her. She caught Dan’s eyes and he jumped to his feet. “Are you okay?” he asked, taking a step forward.
    She nodded.
    “Where’s Teodora?” Jonah asked, looking around the field.
    Amy opened her mouth to brief the other Cahills, but then stopped. Living in fear hadn’t helped her prepare. All it had done was drive Dan and her apart. She needed to make sure her family was ready, but this wasn’t the moment to tell them that their lives were in danger.
    “Don’t worry about it,” Amy said. It felt strange to speak. “Let’s head back. We have a bunch of language teachers coming to the house this afternoon.”
    Madison groaned and Natalie rolled her eyes. Ian brought his hand up to his face like he was smothering a laugh.
    Amy drew her shoulders back and raised her chin. “Everyone head to the bus now ,” she said, in a voice that was not her own but somehow sounded familiar.
    Jonah raised his eyebrows, but stood up. “Come on, y’all,” he said. Ian, Reagan, and Hamilton rose with him, but Madison and Natalie remained seated.
    “You heard me,” Amy said. “Move it.” The girls got to their feet, shot her a confused look, and started walking toward the bus.
    Dan hung back for a moment and then turned to Amy. “Are you sure you’re okay?” The color drained from his face as he looked into Amy’s eyes. “Did something happen up there?”
    “I’m fine.” She meant it. “Come on,” she said, smiling for the first time since she’d stepped on the plane. “We need to get to the bus before Ian plugs his iPod into the speakers.”
    Dan shuddered. “I’d rather face a thousand Vespers than listen to Beethoven.”
    A few hours ago, the thought of a thousand Vespers would’ve made Amy’s stomach curl. But now, nothing seemed impossible. She would be ready to fight. They all would.

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