Chapter 27

They walked out, and Finn felt Nik gently touch his shoulder. “Hang on there, kiddo.” He let Ethan walk a couple steps in front of them. “We’ll keep our eye on him, but we’ve gotta keep some distance. Okay?” Finn must have shown the uncertainty he felt, because Nik followed up with: “We’ll be his emergency crew, right? Partners?”

His mood plucked back up. “Partners!” He and Nik shook hands.