CHAPTER 292978 Olinda
The flitter cab descended on the spaceport, merging into a line of other vehicles like bees returning to the hive. I watched the traffic around us carefully, keeping an eye out for any signs that Pike had set up an ambush.
“You're watching any electronic chatter?” I asked Tabitha.
“Of course,” she said. She wasn't projecting anything visible, but that didn't mean much. Some of her piercings probably tapped directly into her optic nerves, augmenting her vision.
The case Crouch had given us was on my lap. After he disappeared into his pool, Subha had taken us back in her submersible to her home. I said my goodbye and walked out feeling strangely empty inside. It felt like everyone I cared about was being stripped away. Muriel and Dyami first, and now Shanley, Subha,
