Chapter 94

“Gwen, Steve has a nasty bruise on his chest, right over his heart. That locket in your hands was hit by a bullet. It would’ve been a fatal bullet if it hadn’t struck the locket! It saved his life!”

Gwen clutched the locket to her breast and sobbed. Lisa pulled her close and joined her in shedding tears. “You two were meant to be. There’s no other explanation. As long as you’re together, you’re unstoppable.”

“That awful terrorist was pointing his gun at me and smiling when Steve burst through the doorway this morning. If Steve had been seconds later, I’d have been killed. He saved my life and the locket I gave him saved his,” sobbed Gwen. “I’m so lucky!”

“I think it’s more than luck,” observed Laura. “There’s a connection, a force at play here that we can’t understand. But it sure seems to be there. You two are destined for greatness and you make everyone you come into contact with better for it. Except of course, murdering terrorists!”

Laura took the Anderso