Witch With a Target by T. R. Cameron & Michael Anderle

Author:T. R. Cameron & Michael Anderle [Cameron, T. R. & Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B0B7P3KK4Y
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2022-08-30T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Cait had spent a little more time at the house, only enough to discuss the conversations they hadn’t been present for with her sisters before portaling back to Boston. She called Sabrina upon arrival, asking her to come over. Her next call was to arrange a pizza. While waiting for it to arrive, she said, I’m afraid you’ll have to stay outside tonight, buddy. I can’t guarantee there won’t be cameras, and pretty much the whole world now knows that Deputy US Marshal Cait Keane has a dragon for a partner. It would be rather telling if the thief did, too.

His frown was audible. I don’t like that.

Exterior surveillance is a good thing, anyway. You can let me know if trouble is inbound.

I get it. I still don’t like it. Maybe you should buy me a costume, too. I could pretend to be a wolf. “Bark, bark, growl. I’m stupid.”

She turned with a frown and glared at him. He was curled up in a chair in the corner. It’s an infiltration suit.

He lifted his chin and shook his head. It’s a costume.

A knock on the door interrupted the conversation. Grabbing the cowl and the computer that fed the lenses, she showed them off to Sabrina after ushering her in and putting a glass of red wine in her hand. “What do you think?”

“I’ll be right back.” Sabrina handed back the glass and left again. True to her word, she returned in a moment with a notebook computer and a bag unfamiliar to Cait. She tossed the bag on a chair, sat down again at the table, and examined the headpiece, turning it in all directions before finally lifting the object to peer at it from below. “There’s the connection, at the base of it. I’ve never seen that sort of socket before.”

Cait replied, “The man who did the suit said it had circuitry all through it. Do you want the other pieces?”

The infomancer shook her head, reached over to her bag, and extracted a connector with dangling wires. “Nope. I’ve got whatever I need in here, I’m sure.” She slotted one end into the computer and clipped the wires to the cowl.

A moment later, code started rolling on the notebook’s screen. Cait watched from behind Sabrina but couldn’t make any sense out of it. She was quiet for as long as she could be but finally had to ask, “So, what do you think?”

The infomancer sounded slightly distracted, her eyes still on the screen, as one hand gestured at the cowl and computer pack next to it. “The hardware is cutting edge, for sure. I see thermal mode, a visual display of sound options, and magnification options for the lenses. That’s a great start. I can almost certainly make it even better over time if you’re comfortable with me working on it and maybe involving a friend.”

“This is probably the only time I’ll use it.”

The other woman looked at her with an eyebrow raised. “First, you have valid reasons to stay in touch with this part of the city’s population for your marshal gig.

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