Enemies: the Girl in the Box, book Seven
“I whispered. Then, louder, “Why not just use James Fries?”
“What?” Hera asked, puzzled.
“If Omega needed me to stop a Hades,” I said, “why not just use Fries? He’s already on their payroll.”
“Because stopping this Hades is not what we were after you for,” came a voice from behind me. I spun to find Reed and Breandan already turned, facing the source of the voice, hands raised and ready to throw bad luck and wind at him.
Janus stood behind me, Eleanor, Kat and Karthik with him, a...rrayed in a rough pentagon with Janus at the head, his arms folded in front of him, crumpling the neat lines of his suit. “I am not looking for a fight,” he said, offering open hands in our direction.
“You may get one anyway,” Reed said, his face twisted in anger.
“Reed,” Kat said, soothing, drawing his attention. Her hair was curled in a way she’d never done it while she was at the Directorate, and she wore a suit with a skirt.MoreLess
“What?” Hera asked, puzzled.
“If Omega needed me to stop a Hades,” I said, “why not just use Fries? He’s already on their payroll.”
“Because stopping this Hades is not what we were after you for,” came a voice from behind me. I spun to find Reed and Breandan already turned, facing the source of the voice, hands raised and ready to throw bad luck and wind at him.
Janus stood behind me, Eleanor, Kat and Karthik with him, a...rrayed in a rough pentagon with Janus at the head, his arms folded in front of him, crumpling the neat lines of his suit. “I am not looking for a fight,” he said, offering open hands in our direction.
“You may get one anyway,” Reed said, his face twisted in anger.
“Reed,” Kat said, soothing, drawing his attention. Her hair was curled in a way she’d never done it while she was at the Directorate, and she wore a suit with a skirt.MoreLess
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