‘I can’t believe he’s doing this,’ Jake grumbled. Ashira smiled sadly. ‘Jake, if you were Serenity’s biological father, what would you do?...�� Ashira asked, trying to see both sides. Jake turned and faced Ashira. ‘I wouldn’t have walked out on you,’ Jake answered. The look in his eyes was so intense that Ashira shivered. ‘I know,’ she said softly. Ashira looked away with a sigh. ‘I’m going to find Mel, then I’ll go talk to Mark,’ Ashira told him. Jake nodded and watched Ashira walk out of the. With the birth rate of espers increased, powerful espers emerged one after another and they protected humanity from vampires and gods.Four hundred years ago, with the threat of the gods looming over the United States, the Martin family, along with several other families, created the constitution and instituted a republic. The humans had finally come together against common enemies.As one of the founding families of the United States, the Martin family has a lot of power. Over the centuries, how. Perez called. He wants to see you.”“Good. Let’s go have some coffee and you can tell me everything he said.”Jamie put Victoria in a chair and went to get mugs, Elizabeth followed with the coffee pot. Paula put a coffee cake on the table and explained that she was leaving. She had asked for the rest of the day off and would be back in the morning.“Now what did Mr. Perez say exactly?” Jamie asked.“He apologized for calling so early but explained he was heading to El Paso for the day and wanted to. The handwriting on it was clearly my own: "Monday 9:00 - Jake,antidote". Congratulations to myself were in order; I had correctly assumedthat I might experience another reality jump and forget most of what hadhappened yesterday, and that was precisely how things had turned out. Thenote was there to remind me that this was the day Jake and I would go onour secret mission. Pleasant anticipation and excitement filled me at thatinstant, although they were tempered with a small amount of.