Wendy I watch as my father helps lead Jude away. He’s not steady on his feet, so I know the blood loss was significant. “Sphinx, call Hijack and then I want you to walk me through what you saw,” Raptor says. I nod, pulling out my phone and calling Hijack. “Hey beautiful, what can I do for you?” he answers. I sigh. He did tell me he wasn't going to stop calling me that. “Hacker’s down. Raptor needs you to switch out for twenty-four hours and, if you’re willing, take me on for that amount of time.” “What happened to Hacker?” he says, his tone instantly serious and intense. I tell him about finding Stellan and how Hacker pushed me aside and fought him. “He can’t be too injured if Raptor is only keeping him out for twenty-four hours,” he says, but I hear him moving around. “His wound

