“Get up,” Kaeva ordered.
“Oh, good.” Eddie’s words were shaky, and he sighed. “For a second there I thought you were going to kill me or something.” He reached out, and Kaeva danced farther away.
“Don’t f*****g touch me,” Kaeva commanded.
“I wanted a hand up.”
“Don’t ever. f*****g. Touch me.”
“All right, all right. Jesus.” Eddie stood and shuddered under the blanket. “You’re the one with the knife, you know.”
“Yes. I am.” For some reason that made Kaeva feel better. The radio in the bag’s mesh pocket squawked.
“Control to intake, over,” a voice said.
Kaeva yanked out the radio and hit the button. “Intake, over.”
“We’re getting energy spikes in the Barrier near your location.”
“And this is me telling you I told you so, over.”
There was a brief silence. “Kaeva?” A woman spoke. “Th
