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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.