![]() He stared straight ahead and said nothing. Aiden sat beside me, still in his Sentinel uniform. Boards creaked as the footsteps drew near. ![]() I don’t know how long I sat there, but it couldn’t have been that long before the door behind me eased open. Through and through, my father was a Sentinel. Deep down I knew he probably wanted to be here with me, but he had a job to do. Squeezing my knees together, I thought about the sacrifice he was making-had made-for so many years. And it was even harder acknowledging that there might be a good chance we’d never meet face-to-face, aware of what we were to each other. Perhaps that was wrong, but it was hard sitting here knowing that he was in the Catskills. We really didn’t look too much alike, but it was his eyes… they were mine. Broad cheekbones and a strong chin spoke of a warrior’s face. Features roughened by a hard life fell into place. Taking several deep breaths, I pushed thoughts of Seth out of my head and, for some reason, I thought about my father. ![]() Seth would probably just use it as another reason for me to jump ship. Maybe there was a part of him that still cared enough. It was insane, but I thought about letting the wonky connection with Seth happen. ![]() I wondered if my Fate had changed, too, or if this had always been a part of it and no one had thought to clue me in. So much had changed, and so much would never be the same. That was so obviously not going to happen. What day was it? Sometime in April? Less than a month from now, I was supposed to be graduating from the Covenant. ![]()
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