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first night of the rest of their lives together.  
     

 
     
    Chapter Seven  
     
     
     
    Sonia woke the next morning to the sound of Kel humming nearby and the smell of coffee and this time it was her turn to smile. She stretched and sat up, holding the sheet to her chest.  
     
    “Morning,” he said, from over at the bar, a spoon in his hand. “Hungry?”
     
    “Starving,” she said eagerly.  
     
    “Becca brought you some of her clothes,” he said. “And a robe. It’s there on the end of the bed.”
     
    Sonia reached for the pink silk garment and shoved her arms in it. A quick trip to the bathroom and she was at the kitchen table, being rewarded with a kiss from a sexy, bare-chested super soldier, and being ordered to sit at the table.  
     
    “Fine.” She laughed. “But for the record, a girl could get used to being waited on hand and spatula by a hot soldier.”
     
    “As long as that soldier is me,” he said with a grin. “I don’t have a problem with that. Give me about one minute and my famous omelet will be served up.”  
     
    “I can’t wait she said, watching him fill her plate before returning and setting it in front of her.  
     
    “Brunch is served,” he said. “I haven’t made one since I, well, died, so I don’t promise it’s as good as the past.”
     
    Since he died. That was a bad memory she could do without. “I’m sure it’s great. Thank you.” She was just about to take a bite when he returned with two more plates. “Is someone joining us?”
     
    He sat down with her. “Nope. GTECHs eat a lot. It’s our metabolism.” He poured orange juice into his glass. “And we have a vitamin C deficiency. Our scientific teams are trying to figure it out.” He poured her some juice as well.  
     
    “So you mentioned special abilities that certain GTECHs have?” she asked, tearing into her omelet. “What exactly does that mean?”  
     
    “Caleb can sense emotions and I’m not sure he can’t read minds. He hasn’t said as much, but I’ve got my suspicions. Michael, who I don’t think you have met, can control and communicate with the wind in some freaky way none of us understand.”
     
    “But you travel in the wind.”
     
    “He commands the wind. I’m talking throw a wind ball or use it as a wall. Crazy stuff.” He considered a moment. “Sterling doesn’t have anything unique, but his wife Becca is one of the most powerful people among us. She was given a synthetic dose of the GTECH serum in one of Adam’s fertility camps. She’s telepathic and she sees the past of the person she touches. Oh yeah, and she can command a GTECH to sleep and they go lights out better than with a switch. She’s a weapon, times ten.”
     
    She gaped, not sure which part shocked her the most. “Becca was captured by Adam?”
     
    He nodded. “So were a lot of the women at Sunrise City. They operate a task force to track down areas where women are being abducted and stop it. But only Becca has those skills. Caleb said, like you, she had some natural-born skills that came out with the serum. As for the other GTECHs, over time, different skills emerge. We seem to be evolving.”
     
    “Wow,” she said, sitting back in her chair. “Just wow.”  
     
    “It’s a lot to take in,” he said. “Sometimes I feel like I’m dreaming. But as you can see, feeling awkward about your dreaming and visions isn’t an issue here. In fact, I have a feeling that between Becca and Caleb, you can learn to harness your ability even more than you have on your own. Caleb did a lot to help Becca.”
     
    “That would be remarkable,” she said. “To have people who understand and help me rather than call me crazy. It’s almost too good to be true.”  
     
    He studied her a long moment before shoving his plate aside and going down on his knees beside her. He turned her chair so that he braced both hands on the arm. “This world exists because we are in a war. I need you to know that.