he asked softly , his finger touching her smooth , pale cheek gently . ella gasped at the contact , looking up at him and blushing as those feelings from the previous night soared through her body once again . and she was much more embarrassed by them tonight , now that she knew what could happen . '' are you afraid of me , ella

i was distraught , wiping tears from my eyes . claire 's letters gone ! '' are you going to tell the police ? '' emily asked . i reflected for a moment . surely , the police would laugh at me as well . '' i do n't know . maybe the thieves were looking for something to do with claire

* * * drew had heard the usual playground rumors about the school bunker , but he 'd never seen it firsthand . like atlantis , its exact location was a mystery that became the mythical destination of every kid who ever moved away or did n't come back after summer vacation . dr. camaro showed him the door in the gym that led to the bunker

after about an hour they heard the slow plodding of another horse coming up the rutted road from emsat . the horse stopped at the top of the hill . ' sparhawk ? ' the quiet voice was vaguely familiar . sparhawk quickly put his hand to his sword hilt , and he and sephrenia exchanged a quick glance . ' i know you 're in there somewhere ,
sparhawk