Lady Superior by Alex Ziebart

Author:Alex Ziebart [Ziebart, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 2940152749397
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Goodreads: 27278081
Publisher: Alex Ziebart
Published: 2015-10-24T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

After dropping Todd off at home, Kristen made it only a few steps into her own apartment before her Temple phone rang. She shouldered her door shut and pulled the phone from her pocket. “Hello?”

“Hey. Is Todd still with you?”

“No. You need him?”

“No, that’s good. The plan we talked about to nail Delphi? It was bullshit.”

Kristen tossed her purse onto the kitchenette counter. “What do you mean?”

“Todd’s too close to Delphi. She can read minds by touch. What happens if she decides to pay him a visit? She’d know everything. Besides, I seriously doubt she keeps the ring at home.”

Walking toward the back room, Kristen’s heart sank. Logically, Jane probably wasn’t wrong. That didn’t make it feel right, though. Kristen went out on a limb to put faith in him. Not even an hour ago, they’d come to an accord. She knew what would come next. Jane would ask her to lie. Kristen steeled herself. “So what’s the real plan?”

“Remember how I mentioned Milwaukee would sink? We’re going to give Delphi a chance at a proof of concept. Meet me at the Temple building tomorrow morning.”

Kristen rolled her eyes. Of course it would be the morning. “What time?”

“Seven. Keep an eye on the news in the morning, too.”

She slapped her forehead. “Seriously? Seven? I was going to make plans!”

“I know, you’re getting a rough intro to the business. I’m sorry about that, but we need you right now. Once this stuff with the ring is over, hopefully you’ll have some time to yourself.”

“Hopefully?”

“No promises.”

Kristen walked through the apartment, plucking trash and dirty clothes off of the floor as she went. How the place got so filthy considering how little time she spent there, she had no idea. “Fine. I’ll be there at seven.”

“Thanks.”

After dumping the handful of dirty clothes into a basket, Kristen ended the call and looked at the phone in her hand. Her finger slid onto the power button. She held it down, counting in silence the ten seconds until it shut down. Shutting Temple out seemed the only way to get a day’s rest.

Kristen took her finger from the button and pocketed the phone. She swapped it for her own, checking it for the first time since visiting Temple. Four missed calls from Emma. Kristen closed her eyes, leaning her head back. If it wasn’t one thing, it was another.

Sorry, Em. Not today.

Opening her eyes, Kristen dismissed the call notification and skipped to her text messages.

Nodding to no one, she tapped out a message to Jack.

Busy today? Can’t stay out too late, but have some free time.

Kristen waited, tapping her foot. After talking to Jane, every second seemed more precious than the last, each passing moment wasted in the march toward the next inevitable emergency. No, she wasn't required to stare at her phone until Jack replied—but his answer, if he had one at all, determined whether or not she had to find alternate plans.

Five minutes later, Kristen was pacing, phone still in hand. It buzzed.

Joel invited me to his place tonight.

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