Page 5 of Wrecked

At first, Crow thought everything was going fine, but after a week, Rebel quit Erebus. Which was all well and good, but the young man was out there killing. Thankfully, Rebel had only taken out demonic people, but the kid was so reckless, Crow knew it was only a matter of time before he did something he’d regret for the rest of his life.

Easy, he silently cautioned himself. He had no say in Rebel’s life. His only mission was to get the man to Nevada and the team there would do an intervention. And if Rebel couldn’t be saved?

Crow frowned.

“Plus, we had words back at the ranch when I tried to give him advice,” Crow told Dave.

Dave rubbed his chin in thought. “I see.”

“So…What happens if Rebel doesn’t want what Genesis is offering?” Crow asked.

“We haven’t come across that situation yet. If he doesn’t like Nevada, I’m having another facility built in Colorado,” Dave said.

“I know, but what if Rebel doesn’t want any part of any of it?”

Dave ran a tired hand down his face with a sigh. “Then we might have to have him locked up rather than have him out there doing god knows what without authority.”

Crow snorted with disbelief. “You do know that there are hundreds of black-market assassins out there. They advertise on the dark net.”

“I know. And there’s nothing we can do about that. For every good in the world, there is always a corresponding evil. For every criminal Erebus and Genesis take off the streets, there’s an innocent killed by the black-market assassins,” Dave said bleakly.

“How many of Solomon’s boys do you think ended up in the black market?” Crow asked.

“I’m sure most of them did.”

“So why pressure Rebel?” Crow squinted and took a swallow of his coffee.

“Because weknowof Rebel.”

“And we don’t know the others,” Crow agreed.

“That’s right, and Solomon didn’t keep written records. But as we come across them, we’re going to bring them in. Just like we did with Boston, Beck, Cash, Apollo, and Azrael,” Dave murmured.

“So, I plan to stake out his mother’s neighborhood until I find him. Then I’ve got a sedative I’m going to give him. From there, I’ll get him to Nevada.”

“Use one of my SUVs and bring Rebel back here. You can take the chopper back to Nevada, it will be faster,” Dave suggested.

That sounded a hell of a lot better than renting a car to haul Rebel clear across the state.

“Thanks.” Crow took Dave up on the offer. “I’ll be in touch,” Crow finished and left the room, giving Stone a slow nod in passing.

Stone shoved from where he had been leaning against the doorjamb and approached Dave.

“What do you think of Crow?” Stone asked and settled into the chair vacated by Crow.

“He seems to be a straight shooter.”

“Yeah, I wanted to bring him to Erebus, but Real flat-out said no. Something about how the current SecDef would have a hissy fit.” Stone locked his fingers behind his head and stretched out his legs, crossing one combat boot over the other.

Dave ran his eyes over the badass operative and turned his attention to the gardens. He quickly took a sip of cooling coffee and grimaced.

“I don’t know Crow very well, but he’s been trained in the military and works for Genesis. He’ll get the job done.”

“What about you?”

“Me?” With surprise, Dave turned his attention to Stone. “What about me?”

“When are you making the move to Colorado?”

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