Making Supers 4 by Dante King
Author:Dante King [King, Dante]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-16T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter 20
âPut them through,â I said and gently lifted my arm away from hers.
Julia gulped. âTheir timing isnât great.â
âTell me about it,â I muttered. âJust follow my lead. Business meeting interrupting a cute coffee date and a walk if anyone asks. Keep your eyes out for Wicket and any more suits, okay?â
Julia nodded.
My comms unit lit up with a call.
A feminine British accent washed through my earpiece. âSilver.â
âPortia,â I replied. âLong time, no see. You finally got around to returning my call.â
âWhere are you?â she asked.
I debated lying for a fraction of a second and decided against it.
âOn a holiday,â I said. âTo what do I owe the pleasure?â
âWeâve gotten word from sources that say that Pine Gapâs out of commission,â the British supe replied bluntly. âItâs a surveillance station in Australia-â
âHeard about it,â I cut in. âYou want me on the job?â
âThatâs the last thing I want!â she snapped. âBut, since I got the message from your people, and knowing your tendency to do whatever the bloody hell you want to, Iâm assuming youâre already there.â
I glanced out at the river. âNot quite.â
âDonât play games with me,â Portia warned.
âYou want to talk about games?â I countered. âHow about turning up on my balcony without warning, telling me to clean up my room, and then going dark for six months? Youâre the worst stepmom Iâve ever had. Iâve been calling you pretty much every week.â
âWe were busy,â she replied fiercely.
âWhoâs âmy peopleâ?â I asked.
She let out a humorless chuckle. âYou know better than to ask that.â
âApparently, I donât. You call me just to scold me, or do you have something to say?â
Julia and I paced across the riverside path and stopped off on a wharf. A small cluster of people had gathered at a gate, and a ferry sliced through the water towards us. I didnât want to be stuck on a boat out on the river, but it sure as hell beat walking across a bridge on foot.
âI want you back in the States yesterday,â Portia told me.
âI like the climate down here. You going to begrudge a man a holiday?â
âThis isnât a game,â she snarled. âDo you have any idea what harm you could do on an international scale? Thereâs a reason the Initiative was put together. To stop incidents on a global scale. Your presence could be construed as an invasionââ
âIâm wearing sunglasses and a ball cap if that helps.â
Air hissed out through her teeth. âWhy did you leave?â
âYou going to level with me if I tell you?â I asked. âOr just tell me off some more?â
âLevel with you?â Portia asked. âYou have any idea the damageââ
âThat I could do to your reputation as an international group of wizard Illuminati that hang out in the shadows and only let super-dangerous people into your cool-kids club?â I cut in. âDonât take this personally, but the last time someone got obsessed with image and had superpowers, it didnât go so well for them back home.â
I forced myself to take on a more level tone.
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