" What? They can't just do that. Don't we have a constitution to keep them from doing things like that?" That didn't stop them from passing the Morgan...Act," Jack responded.The Morgan Act was a sneaky piece of legislation the Senator Douglas Morgan tacked on to a Homeland Security amendment. It laid the groundwork for the Homeland Protection Agency and its ridiculous authority. Basically, it gives agents the power to do just about anything they want in tracking down and dealing with dangerous. Not just because she was the prettiest girl in my school, but because of everything else: her brains, her willpower, her humour. Her looks were the icing on the cake, but as far as I was concerned, she was the whole package.Just then, it dawned on me that maybe she was using me. I'm sure she could have had her pick of guys. So why not take pity on an old friend? It had been eighteen years—half a lifetime ago—since we had last seen one another. Who's to say that it wouldn't be that long again. ”“She’s really the only person in the family that I want to ever see again, but she’s chosen to support him, so I guess that’s that,” she said with a sigh.I reached out across the table and took her hand.“You’ve got plenty of family without them. Terri, Bella, Mary, Stephanie and even Beth are as good a crop of sisters as you could ask for. Claire is the best aunt in the world. Jason is the brother you always hoped would look out for you. May and Glen love you like their own. It’s a little. " Now, Mr. Harker." The doctor who bustled in from the hall might have only been about Zed's age, but he wasn't about to take any nonsense from his patient. "You're going to be in here for about a week or ten days, depending on how well you respond to our treatments. Your heart had stopped when the helicopter brought you in. I explained it all to you after we revived you, but I don't suppose that you were in much of any shape to listen at the time. Now that your son is here, I'll go over it.