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me.” She shuddered. “No one would stand a chance,” she whispered. “Do you know what that feels like? To know that you have to die for humanity and the others to live? That just sucks.”
    “Your brother is power hungry and more than a little pissed he didn’t get what he feels he deserved when your father passed,” he said, moving toward her. Taking her hand, he gently sandwiched it between both of his. “As I said, I can’t tell you what to do, Maya, but always follow your gut. The head will always muck things up, your heart will always assume the best of everything, but if you listen to your gut, your instincts, you’ll never be led astray. As to Quincy”—Talon pulled out his phone to re-read the message—“apparently he’s been released from something and can’t remain. I have no idea what it means but I have a feeling he may have lost whatever last screw he still had holding all his marbles in.”
    “He won’t stand a chance. Allister,” she clarified. “Against Michael,” she added and then frowned. “Can I talk to him? I understand just how confusing it is to be a Magic User,” she told him honestly. “It really and truly does suck sometimes to be a Magic User. Sometimes there is so much pushing at us that it’s not even funny. If you wouldn’t mind, can I talk to him?” So far the Dragon that Talon mentioned hadn’t even so much as batted an eye her way, apart from introducing himself, that was. “Have you ever felt as if there just isn’t something fully right in life? Anyway, can I talk to him?”
    “Couldn’t hurt,” he said with a shrug and touched her arm. “Come on,” he said lightly, taking her arm in his hand. “I always feel as if most things in life are completely and totally fucked up. But I’ve learned to roll with it and wait for the sequel. There’s usually a better clue in there at some point that tells me where I should go. Not always, but on occasion.”
    “Ah, good advice,” Maya said with a smile. “Well, hopefully I can talk to this guy and he will stick around. You need a good Warlock that you can depend on, one that will always have your back.” She looked up at Talon and said, “You need to apologize to him as well. From what I understand you gave him hell about the Vortexes. Just because I can open a Slip and not have others in danger doesn’t mean that he can. No one else could do that,” she told him. “So you should apologize to him for giving him hell.”
    “I’ll apologize.” Talon rolled his eyes at her. “When did you become such a bossy little thing? Last I remember you were all terrified of the big, bad Dragon,” he teased with a grin as they walked along. Reaching Quincy’s office, he knocked and pushed open the partially open door. Staring at how empty the room appeared, Talon shifted his eyes to Q as he stood there staring right back. “Going somewhere?” he asked.
    Shifting his gaze to Bulldog, he nodded. “Anywhere but here,” he said. “I’ve put out some feelers for a replacement. There’s a couple good blokes working over in Europe at the moment with contracts that are freeing up in the next while. I sent their details to you to review so you’d have an idea about them when you were ready to interview.”
    Maya frowned and looked to the man and then to Talon. “Talon, I think there was something you needed to say?” she asked softly and moved from Talon’s side and walked to the Warlock. “Hello, I’m Maya. I can’t recall us actually meeting.” Holding out her hand to him, she waited. Something was off. What the freak was happening?
    Quincy shook her hand quickly, he was never so glad he’d pulled on the pair of gloves for dismantling all his electronics. No way she’d get a read through the leather. “Quincy,” he said before stuffing two fingers into his back pockets and looking to Talon as he prayed for her to just go away.
    “I have to apologize, Q,” Talon said, moving in closer. “Maya has given