Chapter One
"He almost killed us! I can't believe you're defending him," Max Evans yelled,
his bright blue eyes burning as he glared at Michael Guerin.
Michael leaned his head against the cave's cool limestone wall, trying to get a
grip on the anger building inside him. Now wasn't the time to go off. Max was
his best friend. There had to be a way to get him to listen, to understand.
"Agreed, Adam almost killed us," Michael answered, fighting to keep his voice
low and calm. "All I'm saying is that — "
"There's nothing else to say," Max interrupted.
"And of course you're the one who gets to decide that, right?" Michael
asked. "What about Liz and Maria and Isabel? Or Cameron? Can't they speak here?"
Cameron Winger, who had been sitting quietly against the wall, looked up at the
others and spoke. "I don't want to be involved in your Psychic Friends Network
discussion. It just doesn't involve me," she said.
No one said anything. Max looked furious.
Michael glanced around the circle. His eyes locked on Max's sister, Isabel. More
than any of the others, she should have a little sympathy for Adam. Adam had
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