We spent another week at the old cottage. Well, our free time. We had been casing out Itex for the past few days, trying

toget an idea of who was going in and out, get an idea of schedules etc... We would still look up Itex on the pc since we

nowhad access to files. Some of them shocked the crap out of me, the things they were doing. But I should know by now to

expect anything from people without souls. Fang had been watching me closely lately. I guess it was because I have

apparently gotten some type of stomach bug that I can't seem to shake. It doesn't bother me all the time, just early

mornings, late afternoons, and sometimes while Iggy is cooking. Nudge seems to think I look a little pale too.

"You sure you want to go out again tonight? You look pale" Nudge said.

"Nudge, I am fine. Really. Now, get in there and get to bed."

"Fang, tell her yall don't have to go. . You two have been watching itex every night this week. I don't want her sick" Nudge

pleaded. Fang looked at me, I rolled my eyes. He turned to Nudge" She'll be okay. " Fang replied, grabbing his jacket.

"To bed Nudge" I called back walking past Iggy and out the door.

"Does she look pale?" I heard Ig aske FAng.

"Well, maybe a little. I'll keep an eye on her" Fang replied as he tapped fists with Iggy and followd me out.

"Let's go in. Get a layout of the floorplan." I whispered to Fang. We were sitting on the top of the building next to Itex. The

last two people who usually leave the building just left.

"You know someone is in there. They always have lab assist and guards."

"Yeah, but if we run into anything, we can handle it. Remember, I am invincible." I said, with a grin.

Inside, Itex was set up a lot like the school had been. Classrooms, labs, offices were all the same, even on the same floors

as before. It was eerie. I gave Fang a glance. He just raised one eyebrow and motioned to continue down the hall. On the

sixth floor we heard a voice coming from one of the offices.

"Yes. I see. Well, I don't care what the problem is, fix it. There will be no excuses acceptable for failure. You must find and

capture her, soon.Or I will have you terminated." Then a slamming of the phone. I stared at Fang, in shock. His eyes

returned the feeling. That voice. That deep, hard voice. It was Jeb. He had been a traitor all along. I sat motionless for a

moment, then Fang motioned for us to leave. I felt as if I couldn't breathe. It was horrible. I didn't trust him after his return

of course, but my mom did. And Ella. And I guess a part of me wanted to so badly.We hurried back out of the building and

back to the cottage, stopping a few hundred yards from the house.

"Looks like you were right not to trust Jeb again huh."" Fang said a few moments after landing beside me.

"Guess so" I said, thinking about how mom would take this. It was going to hurt her. She had hoped that I could get past

all the pain Jeb had put us through, to become like a real family or something. Yeah, right. Like that would ever happen,

especially now.We stood for a while in silence. I felt sick again. I placed my hand on my stomach, closing my eyes. The

sudden urge hit to throw up and I turned for the trees, geeting dizzy and passong out. Fang's strong arms caught me

before I hit the ground. He lifted me and carried me into the house where iggy was still up.