Black and Blue (Red and Black Book 2) by Nancy O'Toole Meservier

Author:Nancy O'Toole Meservier [Meservier, Nancy O'Toole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2019-07-28T16:00:00+00:00

11

Alex

“Are you sure this is the right place?”

I pulled up to a squat, three-story building made of dull-brown masonry with darkened windows. The parking lot was empty, the yellow lines pretty much faded away. And “Birchwood Realty” didn’t even have a sign out front.

“It’s the right address.” Dawn paused to look down at the GPS on her phone. “Suite 300. Riley said to go around the back.”

I nodded, circling around the building. The back side sported a single door and loading dock. The pavement here was in rough shape, especially near the edges where the lot met with a grove of maple trees. Half of the greenery sported nothing but bare branches, but it still gave the place a nice amount of cover.

“Well, I can see why they chose the place. Out of the way, in a quieter section of the city, secret back entrance. Perfect spot for clandestine business.” I shook my head. “Almost too perfect.”

“Huh,” Dawn said, her head swinging back toward the building. “You’re right. I didn’t think about that.”

I winced. Way to think like a criminal, Gage. Aren’t you supposed to be one of the good guys now?

“Anyway, I guess we should prepare ourselves for probing questions.” She made a face, tucking her cell phone inside one of her jacket pockets.

I nodded. After meeting with Michael last night, Dawn had filled me in on everything, including how rare it was for three people of our power level to pop up, unannounced, at once. The Forgers weren’t just interested in Calypso, they were interested in us.

“You…don’t have to say anything, you know,” Dawn said, her voice suddenly softer, almost shy. “Even if they’ve figured out who you are. It’s not like you owe them anything about how your powers work, or how you got them in the first place—”

“You think they’d be interested in how I got my powers?”

“Yes. Apparently, unsanctioned Awakenings are pretty rare. Not to mention, um, dangerous.”

I nodded, remembering the crunch of gravel beneath my feet, and how the sound of wind had filled my ears as it had pushed me toward…

“Are you okay?” Dawn asked.

“Huh? Oh sure,” I said. “We should probably head in now.”

“Ah…okay,” Dawn replied.

I exited the vehicle and went to the trunk where my helmet lay among last semester’s text books (Mariah’s), an entire outfit held together by safety pins (Claire’s), and my gym bag.

Apparently, the Gage clan could be a little tidier when it came to our one vehicle.

I had debated long and hard about whether I should bother disguising myself. But given that they hadn’t seen my face in the best of circumstances, there was a chance my identity was still under wraps. So, I brought the helmet. The armor was another story. With the damage it had sustained during our last encounter with the Forgers, I didn’t want to wear it unless I needed to. I winced as I placed the helmet on. At least the bruises on my back were starting to fade.

Unlike Dawn, who was fresh as a daisy.

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