."The older man stood and walked to the young man. He laid a comforting hand upon Erik's shoulder."Relax, Erik. Take a deep breath. I need you to be c...alm. As long as you allow yourself to be upset, your memory will not become clear. I need you to remember. Only then can you help Christine."Erik raised his head and turned to look at Gustave."Christine is in trouble? She has need of me, what must I do?" Oui, Erik. Close your eyes. Breathe. That is good. Breathe. Excellent, now breathe again. Let. 38 hollow-point round entered his skull.Amy hadn't wanted to kill the old professor, he was a rather brilliant scientist. But she'd followed him to his initial meeting where he'd taken a 'taste' and then watched him enter the lab after hours and fill a refrigerated sample case with several vials of the 'Vulcan drug, ' no doubt on his way afterwards to make delivery and accept a huge payout from the North Korean spy. Once Amy had seen him take the initial down-payment, she had the proof of his. ”“No,” she smiled. “I’m required to stay with Tasha at all times!”Tasha sighed, “My dad’s idea for ensuring I don’t get into trouble!”Everyone laughed and they left the room. I was surprised that Angie gave me a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek on the way out. I almost laughed when the thought ‘marking her territory’ crossed my mind. She was last out and closed the door behind her.“I want to talk to Mishka in private,” Tasha declared.“Mom said I was not, under any circumstances, to leave you. I wondered the entire way if Peyton would be there or if she would be ditching the rest of her classes with me for the day. I was surprised to see Peyton in the classroom. She had moved herself next to Clarissa. I was happy to see Clarissa talking her ear off.There were several students staring at Zoe and me when we came in. I was happy to find that some of the embarrassment was wearing off. That was good, because what I was going to do next was going to be extremely embarrassing. There was one.