Chapter 34
Dash stared at the image of Jess on the screen. No matter how hard he tried he couldn’t read anything from the young man. It was as if every thought, every emotion, every reaction was being thoroughly screened before it reached the surface.
What made it particularly frustrating was the suddenness with which it had happened. One moment Jess had been broadcasting a range of tells. The next, immediately after Roberto pointed the fact out, they all stopped dead.
It was a puzzle he would have loved to pursue, but at that moment it was a serious problem. Dash continued to study Sal but her reactions were of limited use now. He needed to focus on Jess, to find out how to manipulate the young captain into doing what he wanted. And, if he was honest with himself, there was some
