Storm Crossing by J.R. Pearse Nelson

Author:J.R. Pearse Nelson [Nelson, J.R. Pearse]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Eighteen

Caleb started after Bristol when she left so quickly, but Roz called him back.

“Caleb. I need you. Team debrief as soon as I can dispel this crowd.”

She must have news to share with them. She was itching to get on with the mission. He recognized the feeling. What had she found that had her wound so tight? It couldn’t be good.

He circulated her message to her core team and then they waited while she did what was required of a Society Master.

How the other Masters had known she was back he could not fathom. Many shouldn’t even have known she’d left in the first place. But she didn’t let her surprise show. She shook a few hands, made a few jokes, and the Masters began filtering out of the room.

What had Roz said to Bristol that made her run out like that? As soon as he was done here, he’d go find her. Except that her mother would probably want to see her alone. Would Bristol tell Roz about the two of them? Or...about the kiss at least? What else was there to tell?

His eyes swiveled back to his boss, her graying hair swept back in a sleek ponytail and her eyes cold like she was assessing a threat. That was exactly the look he didn’t want to see when he told her how he’d started to feel about Bristol.

But the man currently on the cutting side of that look was a stern-looking Master Ewen, who she was in the middle of a terse exchange with across the room. She had her hands on her hips and her expression said try me. He waved a hand in emphasis and she stepped closer, the threat palpable as she uttered something that only he could hear. She was turning from him when Ewen’s reply made her put back her head and laugh. She left him seething as he watched her walk away. The look on his face was pure contempt. And then it was gone, his expression guarded once more, and he swept out of the room.

“What was that about?” Caleb asked her as she walked over to the cluster of her team.

“He just wants to know everywhere I’ve been, and why, and what I learned. Nosy bastard.”

“That’s a Master for you.” Caleb grinned. “Hey...how are you? I’m feeling an edge on you that I don’t like one bit. What did you find out?”

Roz grimaced at his description. She looked around the room. It was just them now – the two of them, as well as Samuel, Ruby, Bryce and Danny. Her personal, trusted team.

“Danny, get the door, please. Go ahead and lock it. I have a lot to share with you and I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you all for your help.”

They circled up, arms crossed, and watched her, waiting patiently for her to continue. She paced at the center of their impromptu circle. “You see, I’ve gotten too close to something. I’m not sure yet what

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