I’m also despairing. “Jane’s being kidnapped right this minute, and there’s nothing we can do about it?” I feel myself start to crumble under the weight of what we’ve discovered.

Levi must sense me faltering, because he reaches out a hand to steady me.

“I should have realized. I should have known,” I tell him, meeting his eyes. “He replaced Ollie over Christmas break. Probably a lot of the others too. Not just my dad but Booker, Archer’s dads…”

“What about Bianca?” Pru asks quietly. “And my dad? They’re here on campus for Dark Weekend. I’m going to tell my father, tonight,” she says, interrupting my downward spiral. “He has to know. If he gets the Quarry on board, they can protect him. And her.”

“Bianca’s a presidential candidate,” I say, stating the obvious. “If she’s replaced…”

None of us want to consider that possibility. It’s too huge, too terrible, to consider the kind of power and influence her Duplicate could wield.

“You can’t tell Jaeger until you’ve checked his wrist. Bianca’s too,” I say. “We may already be too late.”

Gone are my concerns about telling Jane about Ollie. This is so much bigger than just Ollie now. This is massive, and the potential consequences are horrifying.

“We’ll do it together,” Maude tells Pru.

“And if we find a time stamp?” Pru asks, near tears.

No one answers. We all know what that would mean. And none of us want to face it.

Late that night, we convene in the Tower Room. Maude and Pru aren’t here yet, and we’re a silent crew, waiting to hear about the time stamps. Waiting to find out if Gravelle’s plan has gone off without a hitch.

Pru is breathless when she reaches us and opens the door. I leap to my feet, my heart pounding in my chest.

“No time stamps,” she says. “On Bianca or my dad. Gravelle hasn’t been able to replace them, not yet.”

I feel my breathing slow, and I’m utterly thankful. And yet, my father is still gone. Ollie too. And Jane. Even as I’m filled with relief over Bianca and Jaeger, I’m still reeling, walking on shaky ground.

“I told my dad everything,” Pru explains as Maude arrives at the doorway. “He’s already alerting the Quarry and will put safeguards in place, including extra security to ensure he and Bianca aren’t taken. Bianca has super high-level bodyguards, but Gravelle obviously thinks he can infiltrate them. My dad will make sure he doesn’t. The Quarry’s tailing her car all the way to the airport, standing by to intercept any kidnappers.”

I don’t even remember falling into bed, but I must have at some point, because when I wake up Sunday morning, bright light is streaming in through the windows, and everything comes crashing back to me.