Page 10 of Homecoming

As usual, that is all the information she is willing to share, and I smirk. One thing is for sure, if you tell Jynx a secret, you can be damn sure that she won’t share it with anyone.

“Good, I’m glad,” Alaric replies. Even he knows not to push Jynx for more information, “We should probably get going, we are nearly at our destination.”

“Wow,” I say, “have we really been on the phone for that long?”

“Damn,” Ace replies.

“We should probably get going too, actually, we have a job that we need to look through a bit more thoroughly so we can decide how we are going to handle it,” Rome replies.

“I will come and see you as soon as I can. I miss you guys,” Jynx says. “It might be a while though. We are pretty busy.”

“We miss you two,” Rage replies for both of us.

“You won’t be able to get into Blackbreak without authorization,” Alaric warns her.

“He’s right,” I agree. “If you let me know when you are coming, I can make sure that you are authorized to come onto campus.”

“It’s not like other schools, remember,” Rage adds.

Jynx smirks, her eyes sparkling with mischief, “Challenge accepted.”

Before any of us can argue with her or point out that it is probably dangerous to sneak onto a campus that is so well secured, she hangs up.

I can’t help the laughter that escapes me, “To be honest, if anyone can get on campus, then it’s going to be Jynx.”

Alaric grins, “Yeah, you are probably right. She has a gift for being able to get into areas and buildings that she shouldn’t be able to access, and no one would know that she had been there unless she wanted you to know.”

“You know, sometimes she scares me,” Rage admits.

I nod, “Yeah, me too. I am damn glad that she is on our side.”

Alaric chuckles, “Absolutely. The meeting point is about five minutes away, so we need to switch back to work mode.”

“Got it,” I reply.

“This time I want you guys in the shadows. Any advantage points that you can get so you can keep watch on the situation, and also if we are going to be interrupted.” Alaric orders, “Last time was far too fucking close, and I don’t want to go through that again.”

“Agreed,” I say.

I am more than happy to watch from afar and guard Alaric while he gets the information that we need. Rage nods in agreement too.

“Good,” Alaric replies, clearly having expected us to put up some sort of fight.

A couple of minutes later, we pull up outside yet another factory, “Your informants like factories, don’t they?”

“Apparently so,” Alaric replies, turning the car around, which I now understand the reason behind, and then he motions for us to get out. “The meeting this time is being held outside, in one of the courtyards. You should be able to find vantage points on the roofs of the nearby buildings.”

We both nod. He shows us on the map that he has on his phone, where he wants us to be and where we are going. We have parked on the other side of the building and Alaric tells us that we are cutting it pretty close to get into position before the informant arrives.

“Got it?” he asks us, studying us closely to make sure that we understand what he has been saying to us.

“Got it,” we say together.

“Good,” he says. “Stay safe and stay alert and watch my back.”

We both nod and then move away from him, heading in different directions and to the buildings that Alaric has assigned us. I move through the abandoned building, making sure that I always know which side of the building, the courtyard, Alaric is meeting the informant. I finally come to a stop around two floors up, and a window that already has had the panes of glass broken, so I don’t have to do it.

Looking out of it, I can clearly see Alaric below, and I will also have the perfect view of the informant. If he tries anything, I will be able to see and stop him. My position is such that I doubt that he will be able to spot me easily, and he should be too focused on giving Alaric the information that he wants and getting out of there before he is caught or arrested so that he won’t be looking too closely at his surroundings.

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