“You know damn well they won’t allow us to go.” Abby wiggled herself out of Lan’s arms and stood there staring at him. “This is why I didn’t tell you. It’s obvious you don’t see how important this is to each of us or they wouldn’t be here. You tell them,” she spun around leaving the room, but Lan placed a hand on her shoulder.
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She stopped and looked up at him. “Tell us. I sense something but I can’t tell what it is.”
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Abby’s hands were now fists at her side. “Every single woman aboard this ship has had at least one family member killed by these things.” She glanced at Lan as he stood there, needing to be close to her, but Abby pulled away from him again and he didn’t like it one bit.
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“Abby,” he growled.
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“Don’t,” she snarled back. “I informed you. I trusted you and you broke that trust, the one thing that I was waiting on and you all failed.” She glanced up at River. “We all have had the same dream to go to this island and not you, or any of you, will stop us.” Abby spun around, leaving the room and slamming the door in the process.
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“You have risked much calling us,” River said, placing his hand on Lan’s shoulder and squeezing it, but his attention was at the ceiling. “I can feel the hurt and determination these women have. Maybe this once we should allow them to go, but we go with them.” River sighed as Lacey and Opal appeared in the room.
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“Okay, which one of you assholes hurt one of my cats,” Lacey snarled, rubbing her swollen belly.