Chapter 19

“I’m Seven. That’s what I’m called, just so you know. I’m a different one than all the others.”

“That doesn’t matter when I can’t tell you lot apart from each other,” Fox said.

Joanne and the agent had stopped attacking and dodging in turn, cautiously eyeing one another instead.

“You know, your friend King can tell us apart.”

Fox was struck speechless with indignation. How dare he mention King so casually, when Fox and Joanne and everyone were all scared of what had happened to him once in the government’s clutches!

While Fox was distracted with rage, Seven got close enough to get his gloved hands around Fox’s middle. Fox froze in surprise before automatically becoming human again. This time, though, that psychological trick didn’t work.

Suddenly, Fox’s face was close enough that he could see the man’s eyes through the tinted lenses of his goggles. Even the agent seemed surprised, and in his periphery, Joanne stared in shock, motionless.

“So, you’ve got me. Now what?”