Doppelganger

"How did you get our numbers?" Shelly asked. Apparently she still didn't trust the woman.

"I gave them to her," Lyden said. "I know her, and her father owes me a favor."

"Who—?" Eldon started to ask who her father was, but another knock on the door interrupted him.

"Are you expecting anyone else?" Shlee asked as she pressed her ear to the door.

"No," Lyden and the President both stated at once.

Everyone exchanged glances, but Shlee waved them back from the door.

"Eldon, grab my neck," Shelly ordered him.

He knew what she had in mind, and grabbed the back of her neck. A moment later, she changed forms into a large shield. He handed the shield to Brooke and muttered, "Protect them."