Chapter Sixty-Five
Jay opened his eyes. He couldn’t see much through his blindfold until he switched to infrared. When he did, he was surprised to see that the shocktroopers who had captured them were no longer standing. They lay on the ground, their body heat gradually dissipating.
Jay pulled his arms over his legs and slammed them into his ribs, breaking the plasticuffs. Nasira, behind him, ripped off his blindfold. She was already unbound. He switched out of infrared. She moved around him and he saw she was still coated in vegetable oil, which he found equal parts appealing and kind of gross.
‘What happened?’ he said, surveying the shocktroopers. ‘Did you do that?’
Nasira shook her head. ‘If I did, I’d totally be taking the credit. But whatever it was, works for me.’
He looked at t
