Rocky Road (Cape High Series Book 18) by R.J. Ross

Author:R.J. Ross
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2017-05-22T22:00:00+00:00

Mastermental leans forward, looking at the tall man standing in front of his desk. Max is sitting on the couch to the side of the room, but no one pays him any mind. “You realize that the relations between Central and East are strained enough as it is, don’t you?” he says.

“She’s my daughter,” Reaper says. Once again, he’s dressed like a well-paid mobster in a blue and silver zoot suit, complete with a fedora this time. “If someone had informed me that I had a child, I wouldn’t have had to make an unexpected trip.”

“I was just as unaware as you were,” Mastermental admits. “Of course we realized who her mother was once she started to change, but you, well, you can see how it might come as a surprise. Actually, Sandra came as a surprise to us, as well. She was one of the zoo kids.”

“Zoo kids?” Reaper repeats, his eyes widening slightly. “You mean the unknown super children trapped by that norm?”

“Yes. I see you’ve heard of them.”

“I heard of them. You’re saying that my daughter was… put on display like an animal?”

“Yes,” Mastermental says. “She has been going through counseling with America’s Son. He is the one that wants to adopt her.”

Reaper goes silent. “I see,” he says, finally. “America’s Son, Star Spangled—”

“All of them,” Mastermental says, almost gently.

“I can understand where you’re coming from,” Reaper says, “but you need to understand where I am coming from, as well. She is my heiress. She has my blood, she has my powers. I will not let her go that easily, not now that I’ve found her.”

“We will discuss this when the time comes,” Mastermental says. “But as of now, you are officially on Hall house arrest as a super. If you leave Central territory, in uniform, within the next two months, well, you will have to speak before the board.”

“I’m what?” Reaper demands. “Whose stupid idea was that?”

“Marigold says this isn’t the first time you’ve snuck into her territory using your powers. Of course, if you hadn’t appeared on their HTV I would argue it, and win, but you did, so I can’t.”

“He hasn’t had a uniformed gig in ten years,” Max points out. “From what I’ve seen of his file, he makes more money playing Wall Street than he ever would by playing the photo-op game. If you think of it that way, this doesn’t even qualify as a punishment. You’re just giving him a slap on the wrist to irritate Marigold.”

“Be that as it may,” Mastermental says, “it also means that he can’t follow Sandra during her training hours, not without hiring a personal jet.”

“Follow? Where is she going?” Reaper asks.

“She’s going up to the Arctic Circle to train with Superior,” Max says. “The entire school is excited about it, so it’s a big topic on the com-link. But you can’t go there, so don’t bother asking where it is.”

“Superior won’t be able to train her in reaper abilities,” Reaper says.

“You can speak with Technico about that,” Mastermental says.

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