Chapter 24: Mission at last

“Jocelyn, Rafe. Thanks for coming in. Please, sit down.”

Joss glanced over at me, raising her eyebrows. It had been over a month since Emma and Tas had had their showdown at Congressman Remington’s office, and the news had been full of speculation and questions for days. Remington had announced that he would not be seeking re-election after all, but other than that, the police would only say that an attempt on his life had been thwarted by members of his staff. No mention of Carruthers, Tasmyn or even Emma, though Ben, the campaign manager, had been implicated.

Joss and I had stayed away for the first week, hiding out in the townhouse, waiting to hear from Cathryn or Zoe. When we went back to work, the jobs were simple, close to home and covered by more security and precautions than I’d seen before. None of them were very challenging assignments, and I was itching to get to do some real work.