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“That was stupid and reckless,” Zo said, shaken by the huge risk her best friend had just taken. She lurched forward and hugged Grace hard. “It was also the bravest thing I’ve ever seen,” she admitted.

“Now we just need to tell Sin, Mon and Nazab about our scheme,” Grace said, desperately hoping her urge to vomit would pass soon.

Chapter Forty-Six

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EVERYONE KNEW SOMETHING was up when Amaros and Zoe had suddenly teleported away from the worksite. They waited in tense expectation for them to return. Qiana, Grace and Kochab were with them when they reappeared.

“What’s going on?” Vic asked, seeing how strained the cambions were. The knights were more stoic.

“Grace came up with an idea and she persuaded Qi and Koach to experiment on her,” Zoe said. “It was risky, but it worked.”

“Does anyone have any idea what she’s talking about?” Jaq joked.

“I came up with a plan of how we can fix Mon’s leg,” the teen said proudly. “I got Koach to chop my hand off and Qi reattached it. It’s working perfectly and the scar will fade completely soon.” She held her arm up and opened and closed her fist a few times to demonstrate that she didn’t have any lasting damage.

Monica looked depressed rather than hopeful. “That’s great and I appreciate the pain you must have gone through, but the doc can’t reattach something that no longer exists.”

“I’m pretty sure Grace thinks I can duplicate your leg,” Sin said, giving Grace a glower for not cluing her in. “She saw me recreate one of my favorite shoes after Cat accidentally incinerated it during training. I reversed it so it was a mirror image of my intact shoe.”

“It’ll totally work,” Grace said earnestly. “We can fix you so your leg will be whole again.”

Nazab was watching his female’s face and saw wild hope spring into her gorgeous eyes. “I’ll support whatever decision you make, female,” he said.

“Queeg?” Zoe said and everyone looked at the Mad Prophet. “Can you see a future where Mon has both of her legs?”

His strange eyes went distant, then he grinned. “Grace is right. The procedure will work,” he confirmed.

“How soon can we do this?” Monica asked. Her voice sounded hoarse to her own ears.

“Right now, if you want,” Qiana said. “Are you up for this, Sin?”

“I’m in,” the duplicator said, willing to do anything for one of her sisters.

“Let’s all head back to our base,” Amaros decided. No one would be able to concentrate until after the procedure was finished. They gathered together and he teleported them all to the great room.

Qiana and Kochab escorted Monica, Nazab and Sinai to the infirmary and closed both doors. Qi removed the stained plastic sheet and changed it as Mon changed into a gown behind a screen. When she was ready, she lay down on the bed. “I’m going to sedate you,” the surgeon said. “I’ll need you to remain perfectly still, but the anesthetic will wear off in a few minutes.”

“Are you sure you want to be here for this, brother?” Koach asked.

“I’m not going anywhere,” Nazab replied grimly. He held his female’s hand as the doc and the duplicator went to work. “When you wake up, you’ll be whole again, my sweet,” he said, then leaned down to place a kiss on her smiling lips.

“I trust you,” Monica said to her new sisters, knowing deep in her gut that this would work. How could they possibly fail when the Mad Prophet himself had foreseen the outcome?

Qi injected her patient with a drug and it knocked her out. Sin replicated her right leg just below the knee, reversing it so it was a mirror image. “It’s a bit too long,” she said.

“Kochab will fix that,” Qiana said confidently. She drew a line just above the stump and another one on the duplicate limb. “Close your eyes, Nazab,” she said. “This will be over quickly.”

Naz trusted her word and shut his eyes. He heard Kochab’s sword descend and slice through flesh and bone twice. Then he sensed magic infusing his female.

“It’s done,” Qi said a few moments later.

Nazab opened his eyes and stared at Monica’s left leg in wonder. Apart from a red scar, it looked perfectly normal now. “You did it,” he said in stunned amazement. The blood and extra flesh that had been severed from her stumps were gone. The doc must have moved them out of his sight.

“My mate can heal anything,” Kochab said proudly. Sinai cleared her throat pointedly. “With Sin’s help this time, of course,” his brother added.

Everyone had heard the conversation, except for Queegly. Cheers and shouts of delight came from the great room. Vic picked Grace up and spun her around over her head, making the teen scream in glee. “Catch her, Cam!” Vic shouted, then threw the tiny female across the room.