KC fought the urge to bolt and run back to the apartment as soon as they stepped out of the building. Aside from worrying that James was hiding somewhere watching them, she felt a pang of acute guilt that she was breaking a promise she made to Steven. She glanced at her phone, deliberating if she should send him a quick text just to let him know what she was doing. In the end, she decided against it. He would probably have a heart attack if he found out. KC can almost imagine him jumping to his feet and leave the digital enemies he was fighting, just to rush to his car to get to her. The last thing she wanted was ruining his night or worse getting him in an accident.
She threw Marian an irritated look. Her friend was walking at a leisurely pace, focused on her phone than where she was he
