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Stop. Breathe.
She inhaled a slow, lung-filled breath. And another.
“Teddy, do whatever you need to do to ensure your safety,” she said. “Should I be there?”
“I got this. You need to find The Bomb Maker, though I kinda think he found you first.”
“Fuck,” she bit out.
Teddy was right. He had found her.
“Do you have security cameras?” Luciano asked her.
“I have one out front and one out back,” she replied as she clicked on the security app on her phone. “Same with my neighbors next door and across the street.” She opened the app, scrolled. “I got a hit.” She showed Luciano the short video.
“Someone dressed in black,” Luciano said.
“Forward it to me,” Teddy said.
Simone did.
“Teddy—” Luciano said. “I texted Hawk.”
“I’m on it.”
“Use a body cam and let us know when the robot goes in.” Luciano hung up and drove away.
The Bomb Maker is taunting me.
That simple sign taped to her front door had rendered her homeless without a thing in the world but the clothing on her back—which was from Luciano—plus a few items in her essentials bag.
He clasped her hand. “I got you.”
Those three words reminded her that she wasn’t alone. She was leaving, but she wasn’t running scared. Not this time. “I’m okay.”
“Nothing is going to happen to you, Simone.Nothing.” The power in his voice had her kissing his cheek.
“I can stay with my brother?—”
“I’m not letting you out of my sight. You’ll be safe in my home.”
She grew silent as she thought about everything that had happened over the past month. She went over every conversation she’d had with every single person.
“Maybe you’re right,” she said, as he sped toward home. “Maybe Peter Hirzog isn’t the good guy I think he is.”
“Why would you say that?”
“I don’t know.” She shrugged. “Honestly, I’m not thinking clearly.”
“Let’s get you home and we’ll think this through… together.”
In the dark car, he squeezed her hand. His power seeped into her bones and filled her with hope.
“Do you get scared?” she asked.
“No,” he replied. “I’ve looked into the eyes of the devil himself.”
She shuddered. “What did you see?”
