Jackson hesitates when he and Rafe turn the corner on the upper floor where the Captain’s office is. He looks both ways, trying to decide which direction to go.“What’s wrong?” Rafe asks, turning towards him with a frown.“I’m supposed to meet Hank this morning,” Jackson murmurs, looking down the ha
Hank waits for Jackson to raise his eyes to his, but when he does, Hank nods and leans forward towards his laptop, searching for a particular file and pulling it up. He puts his hands on the keys, ready to type. “Again, it’s incomplete,” he says quietly. “But we have something like that. Who are you
My mouth turns down in a desperate frown, because even if he’s relieved…God, but I love being an Espionage Cadet. I don’t want to be reassigned – I want to study it all.“I’ll talk with the Captain,” I say, giving an assured nod. “I’ll…I’ll do both tracks.”Neumann smirks at me and nods. “We’ll see
“And it was stupid of them to ever think we’d let you go across enemy lines alone as a spy,” Luca says as a frown. Jackson nods in agreement.I hold my tongue on that one, not knowing how to respond.“Wait, what else did you find out?” I ask, looking around at them.“A lot,” Rafe says, sitting on my
“They’re positioning all of our year of Academy Cadets here,” Rafe says, tapping the map again with his finger. We all lean forward, studying it – even Jackson, who I know was in on the meeting with Rafe and saw this all before. “With our little group in the center of it.”“Wolf pack,” I murmur, nod
“Just bring yourself home,” she murmurs, resting her forehead on his chest. He lifts his chin, resting it on her head, holding her close and silently memorizing the way she feels against him.“Don’t doubt it for a second, Daph,” he murmurs, earnest in a way that he’s usually not. “You’d be too prett
When my eyes open in the morning, still far too early, I stifle a groan because I’m not sure I got a lick of sleep. I just dozed in and out of consciousness, anxiously waking every fifteen minutes or half an hour, scared I’m going to miss something.I sigh, heartily disappointed, because I never eve
I lean in, kissing my mate and believing him utterly.The day-long train across the south of Moon Valley was bad, but honestly, compared to this truck?I groan as we hit yet another bump and I’m tossed against Luca’s side, hissing as my back again hits a spot on the wall that I know is going to leav