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myself and take my seat next to him. Squeeze his fingers.

Castle could be wrong. Maybe this is all coincidence.

I have to focus.

I wonder if anyone has heard from Warner lately.

“Juliette?”

His eyes are half open. He’s staring at me like he’s not

sure if I’m real.

“Adam!” I have to force myself to be still.

He smiles and the effort seems to exhaust him. “God it’s

good to see you.”

“You’re okay.” I grip his hand, resist pulling him into my

arms. “You’re really okay.”

His grin gets bigger. “I’m so tired. I feel like I could sleep

for a few years.”

“Don’t worry, the sedative will wear off soon.”

I spin around. Two girls with exactly the same green eyes

are staring at us. They smile at the same time. Their long

brown hair is thick and stick-straight in high ponytails on

their heads. They’re wearing matching silver bodysuits. Gold

ballet flats.

“I’m Sonya,” the girl on the left says.

“I’m Sara,” her sister adds.

I have no idea how to tell them apart.

“It’s so nice to meet you,” they say at exactly the same

time.

“I’m Juliette,” I manage. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, too.”

“Adam is almost ready for release,” one says to me.

“Sonya is an excellent healer,” the other one chimes in.

“Sara is better than I am,” says the first.

“He should be okay to leave just as soon as the sedative is

out of his system,” they say together, smiling.

“Oh—that’s great—thank you so much—” I don’t know who

to look at. Who to answer. I glance back at Adam. He seems

thoroughly amused.

“Where’s James?” he asks.

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