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The American Thunderbirds did some final noisy aerobatics, then swooped in to land. Finally, they would have peace to speak until the next segment of the airshow began. Though Ru would miss watching the longing in General Gray’s face.
They shared that combat pilot’s pain, watching others fly. It made him like her more than he’d have thought possible of a xiao riben guizi.
Drake shooed everyone except his wife and the Chase woman off to a nearby table. He could hear them talking about the crash, as if that’s what was important. Taking her to Wang Bob’s last night had been a fine test of Mei-Li’s loyalty. No, not her loyalty, her level of fear.
It was important that after declaring her new independence by coming to America, she witnessed the power he could still wield over her—even if
