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Clean.
But this?
This isn’t simple.
“Not yet,”Tessa says.
We all look at her.
“If we move now, he runs,” she continues. “Or destroys everything.”
Blaze nods slowly. “She’s right.”
She steps closer to the screen.
Focused.
Clear.
“This is bigger than him,” she says. “He’s connected.”
I lock onto her.
“So what’s the move?”
She meets my gaze.
Steady.
“We set a trap.”
That gets my attention.
“How?”
“He thinks I don’t know,” she says.
Understanding hits fast.
“He comes to you,” I say.
She nods.
“I’m the loose end. And now that the drive is found…”
Her pulse picks up.
“He won’t wait.”
Yeah.
She’s right.
And I hate it.
“He’ll come for you,” I say.
“Yeah.”
