Page 124 of Twisted Shadows
“Because if I bring you to the rendezvous with Stone Solutions or the Empath Initiative, they’re gonna want to take you to the same place,” Grayson said, more quietly, “and then they’re never gonna let you leave.”
Reece’s fingers tightened on his phone. “You’re talking about the prison for corrupted empaths, aren’t you?”
“You know I’m not going to answer that.”
Reece didn’t need him to; it was obvious. Cora was supposed to be at that prison; if she was with Alex, was he already there? But why in the hell wouldDieselbe at an empath prison? There was so much Grayson hadn’t told him.
“What do you mean, rendezvous with Stone Solutionsorthe Empath Initiative?” Reece said, asking a question Grayson might actually answer.
“Because I gotta pick one,” Grayson said. “I got one location from Director Traynor of the Empath Initiative, and a different location from Vivian Marist of Stone Solutions Canada.”
“They sent you different locations?” Reece frowned. “That’s weird, isn’t it?”
“They’re usually a lot more in sync, yeah,” Grayson said. “But then, they’re usually not dealing with my corrupted empath brother coming back from the dead.”
Reece’s frown deepened. “I guess,” he said reluctantly.
“I can get to both rendezvous points by land or sea,” Grayson said. “You got an opinion which place I should go?”
Yes, you do, something in Reece’s mind said.You have to figure out what it is. He screwed his eyes shut, trying to think.
Grayson cut the engine. “I know you’re fighting me on the safe house because when it comes to danger, you’re only ever thinking of others. But if you’ll go to the safe house, I’ll make you a deal.”
There was a jingling sound. Reece opened his eyes to find Grayson holding up the truck keys.
And then he held them out to Reece.
Reece’s eyes widened. “No fucking way.”
“Drive back to the ferry terminal and catch the next ride over to Nanaimo,” Grayson said. “I’ll text you where you’re going from there.”
“You’re loaning me yourtruck?” Reece said. “This isn’t a hoodie, which means you’ll definitely have to come get it back, right?”
“Yeah, I am, and yeah, I will,” Grayson said. “Deal?”
Reece stared at the keys.
He’s sparing me.
Like he spared Alex.
He’s never been an empath hunter.
He’s been protecting us since the beginning.
Reece quickly reached for the keys before Grayson could change his mind, carefully taking them without making contact with Grayson’s hand. “Do me a favor?”
“Sure,” Grayson said easily.
“Look me in the eyes and sayReece, I promise I’ll come back to you.”
Grayson hesitated.
“You want me to phrase it a different way?” Reece said lightly, echoing Grayson’s words from the airsoft course. How had that been only yesterday? “How about,Care Bear, I know I could be in danger, so I promise I’ll only make good decisions for a change.”
“What are you talking about?” Grayson said. “I always make good decisions.”
“You literally just handed me your truck keys.”
