At the edge of the campus, a road lined with trees was nearly empty except for one car that drove slowly past and another that waited by the curb for him. He had to get out of here before anyone called the authorities.
Leo skidded to a stop at the curb.
Pulling the door open, he ducked into the back seat where the air-conditioning had dropped the temperature considerably. They were moving before he even had a chance to get his seat-belt on, the car"s automated systems following a preprogrammed route.
Next to him, Valeth wore a simple yellow dress as she sat with hands folded in her lap, staring blankly ahead. “Your assessment?” she asked in the typical down-to-business tone he had come to expect from Slade"s minions.
Grinding his teeth while he exhaled, Leo hung his head. The sweat upo
