suppose if we all stayed home it would look suspicious, huh??
?Very suspicious,? Lucas replied. ?Besides, you?re safer in a public
place. The Hundred won?t attack you in front of mortal
witnesses.?
?And what about you?? Helen asked, looking at her hands. ?Are
the Hundred going to come after you and your family now??
?I don?t know,? Lucas replied with a tired shake of his head. ?But
whatever they do, they know that if they kill one of their own kin
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they?ll become Outcasts, and the more Outcasts there are, the
farther they are from attaining Atlantis. I think they?ll focus their
energy on Daphne and Hector. And you.?
Helen nodded, and debated whether or not she should keep asking
questions.
?And tomorrow?what should I say about Hector if anyone asks?
Or Pandora?? Helen asked gently, knowing that every time she said
their names it hurt Lucas a little more.
?Pandora went back to Europe to study art in Paris,? Lucas said
in a hushed tone. ?And Hector is home with a nasty case of the flu
for the next few days until we can coordinate a plan with your
mother.?
?I don?t trust my mother,? Helen said as she stared out at the
rising sun.
?Neither does Cassandra,? Lucas replied without looking over at
her. ?She thinks Daphne is hiding something.?
?Do you think my mother is dangerous?? Helen asked. She
turned to Lucas with worried eyes.
?I think she?s entirely committed to freeing the Rogues and the
Outcasts,? he answered, choosing his words carefully. ?As long as
we remember that, I don?t think there?s any reason not to trust her.