Standing by the window with one hand on the frame, Larani peered through the glass. “I hate to interrupt your moment,” she cut in. “But we need to decide on what our next mission should be. Jack. A word?”
“Uh sure,” he said. “Everybody, go get some coffee or something.”
When the others were gone, Larani turned to him, gliding across the room and towering over him. “You want to go to Salus, don’t you?”
Jack went beet-red, scrunching up his face as if someone had kicked him in the stomach. “Am I that obvious?” he asked. “So much for the air of mystery…”
Larani claimed the chair that Cassi had vacated, crossing one leg over the other and folding her hands on her knee. She tilted her head to one side as she studied him. “I think anyone who has spent all of five minutes with you knows that
