Page 170 of Chaos has a Name
Gene would start that as soon as they were on the scene. He’d find a peaceful spot and get to work.
And babysit her at the same time.
Because he didn’t like this either.
When Ivan tapped her on the arm, she focused on him—already knowing where this was going.
Call it a hunch.
Someone was about to be twitchy as fuck.
Well, at least that was consistent.
“Yes, Toadstool?” she asked.
Oh, he voiced his opinion on the whole situation, and it was exactly what she expected.
“I don’t know…maybe let’s not poke something calledTHE HOLLOW?” he asked. “Because we’re out in the open, Brunhilda. We’re short bodyguards, and you wanted everyone we could spare on the kids.”
She was aware.
And that still stood.
There was no way she was changing that priority. If something was going to move on them, she could defend herself.
Her baby birds could not.
Caryn couldn’t.
Coraline and Oliver couldn’t.
This was about mitigating the danger, and to her, Ethan and Callen were safe, the house was covered, and they were mostly protected.
It would have to do.
This was the story of her life. Elizabeth knew she needed to be focused and take care of herself.
“I won’t poke the crazy,” she offered. “BUTI have to investigate this, Ivan. I can’t pretend that I don’t know that there’s someone killing people. I know, and now, I have to handle it.”
He sighed.
That’s what he assumed.
“I’m going on the record and saying I don’t like this. I’m also going on the record and saying don’t you dare leave my side for a single minute. If you pull any bullshit, Elizabeth, I will take you down, hog tie you, and transport you to a hotel room for your own safety. I’m not kidding.”
She got it.
Ivan was a man on the edge.
“I won’t do anything reckless, Ivan. I promise.”
That seemed to calm him down.
Now, she needed to figure how to dig into this case, other than relying on her team to find information. There had to be a way to get more.
She needed to use the resources around her, like the Natives here. Ethan, Wyler, and Callen had been off the rez for too long. She needed someone who was here his whole life.
Focusing on Rayna, she went there.
