“Okay, nice.” Hawthorne didn’t look as comfortable as his phrases sounded. A faraway expression coated his eyes.

“You’ve considered one thing else, haven’t you?”

He redirected his gaze to Jazz, seeming to come back again to the current. “I used to be simply pondering. If Sam’s dad has such a risky mood, I ponder if Sam might’ve inherited the identical tendency.”

“What if he did?”

“May’ve led him to battle. With Randall or anybody else.”

“Like the opposite younger guys he would possibly’ve been with on the truthful?”

“It’s nonetheless solely a principle. I don’t even know that Sam was in that rowdy group. But it surely’s one of the best lead I’ve up to now.”

“What about Desmond Patch? You noticed him?”

“Oh, sure.” Hawthorne turned again to the wheel and clamped it more durable this time.

“Do you assume he could possibly be behind any of this? Sam? The sabotage?”

“I undoubtedly wouldn’t put it previous him to have made an instance of Sam.” Hawthorne stored his grip on the wheel as he threw Jazz a look. “He favors harsh self-discipline with children.”

She winced inwardly on the implications. Had Hawthorne suffered from such so-called self-discipline as a toddler?

“However…” His fingers loosened their maintain and lowered to the underside of the steering wheel. “He’s good. Very good. He wouldn’t declare to the world he sabotaged the truthful if he was actually behind it. Except his sense of invincibility has grow to be so nice as to make him consider his personal lies.”

“It’s a risk. Generally even genius leads folks to insane actions.” Jazz touched Hawthorne’s muscled shoulder. “I’ve a gathering scheduled for tomorrow. I’ll keep on him.”

Hawthorne’s forehead furrowed.

Jazz had thought that may please him.

“I don’t assume you ought to be alone with him.”

“But it surely was your concept.”

“Earlier than.”

“Earlier than what?” Her coronary heart charge sped quicker. Did he imply earlier than he’d realized he cared for her?

“Earlier than I noticed him once more. And his goons.”

Oh. Disappointment slowed her pulse.

Hawthorne met Jazz’s gaze, depth in his. “It’s not a secure place.”

She stared again. “Most locations aren’t. By no means bothered me.” As fast as a reflex, she had her knife out of the ankle sheath and in her hand. “Future heroine in your books, bear in mind? I acquired this.” She winked.

A smile took over his good-looking face as his posture relaxed, and he appeared from the knife to her. “How might I ever neglect? Desmond Patch had higher watch his again. Jazz Lamont is likely to be the one to take him down.”

Twenty-Six

Jazz had by no means been so uptight on a patrol in her life. Terrorists hidden within the desert wilderness had nothing on Phoenix Grey.

The boss and her equally silent Okay-9 Dag had accompanied Flash and Jazz since 9 thirty. Which means Jazz had survived two hours up to now with solely her and Phoenix. Two hours for the boss to watch how Jazz did patrol. And possibly observe all the pieces she thought Jazz was doing incorrect.

However the boss hadn’t stated something vital but. She’d stated virtually nothing in any respect. Not even when Jazz had proven her the websites of the sabotage.

On the Skyride, Phoenix had solely requested if Jazz had seen which portion of the exploded pod was left and the way a lot of her uncle’s pod had been broken.

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