his stern voice, the kind of voice that warned her against arguing.
She nodded , pushed herself to her feet, and walked to the door. With her hand on the knob, Tara turned back to the General. She knew the answer to her question before she even asked, but it didn’t stop her from asking. “Who’s my babysitter?”
“Conn ors.”
Her grip on the knob tightened. She managed to st eel her voice and not overreact. Her heart was screaming no…but her body was screaming yes at the news that Brody Connors would be accompanying her. “Why him?”
The General crossed his arms over his chest, maybe in defense of her questioning his judgment or maybe in humor. She didn’t know. “He’s your partner. It will give you two more time to work together. Just because you’re leaving doesn’t mean your training will stop.”
The two of them together, alone in her beach house… That was just asking for trouble. As much as she didn’t like it, she nodded and walked out of his office, right into Brody’s chest. His hands came up and grabbed her before she fell. They both walked into the conference room and took their seats. Tara was fixated on her own problems. Thoughts of her Gram sat front and center in her mind. Brody had been right. If they’d been attacked while in this meeting, she would have been useless to everyone in attendance.
The General walked in and cleared his throat . “Let’s get everyone up to speed. As most of you know, we had a situation last night. We’ve brought in several men who attacked Tara.” The General nodded toward Ridge. “As all of you know, Ridge has the ability to pull in other people’s gifts, so we know just what powers we’re dealing with when it comes to those deviants.”
The General sat down. “Now Veronica, the woman who warned Brody about Tara’s situation … She was cooperative when she gave her statement but she’s refusing to talk about her gifts and she’s a bit more difficult to read.”
Ridge cleared his throat. “I’ve tried to taste what powers she has, but for some reason , I’m blocked. I can’t access her thoughts or her gifts.”
The General leaned back in his chair. “ One of the deviants from the bar took a swing and hit her in the SUV on the way here…”
Tara gasped and glanced at Brody. His brows were dipped , and he looked ready to fight those assholes all over again.
“ When she reached the medical staff, her wounds were healing right in front of their eyes. At this point we know she’s gifted. We just don’t know how, and we don’t know if she’s Phantom material.”
“A self-healer. That’s pretty impressive.” Brody remarked. “She got the hot’s for me, maybe you should let me try and talk to her.”
“I’ve already heard about what happened at the bar.” Ridge scowled. “Had you been doing your job, you wouldn’t have had to rely on a vision from Lydia to realize that Tara needed your help.”
Tara’s mouth dropped open. “I didn’t need his help. The training Brody and I have been working on kicked in and I was perfectly capable of taking care of it by myself.” She nudged Brody. “Besides, it looks like you’ve already been replaced. I saw her and Peter fooling around in the hallway this morning.”
The General cleared his throat. “Brody is your partner and he will be going with you. Brody, go change and pack a bag. You’ll be escorting Tara on her trip home. You two can continue to practice while you’re gone.”
The next hour went by more quickly than she’d expected. Lydia, the resident seer , wasn’t happy that they were leaving but didn’t complain. She’d had no more altered visions about the upcoming battle. It was still to occur at the compound, but when, was anyone’s guess... and Tara would know… she’d asked as often as a kid would ask when trying to pester a parent for a new toy.
Tara walked past the infirmary. Of all of the people in the entire world , the one she least expected to see
She nodded , pushed herself to her feet, and walked to the door. With her hand on the knob, Tara turned back to the General. She knew the answer to her question before she even asked, but it didn’t stop her from asking. “Who’s my babysitter?”
“Conn ors.”
Her grip on the knob tightened. She managed to st eel her voice and not overreact. Her heart was screaming no…but her body was screaming yes at the news that Brody Connors would be accompanying her. “Why him?”
The General crossed his arms over his chest, maybe in defense of her questioning his judgment or maybe in humor. She didn’t know. “He’s your partner. It will give you two more time to work together. Just because you’re leaving doesn’t mean your training will stop.”
The two of them together, alone in her beach house… That was just asking for trouble. As much as she didn’t like it, she nodded and walked out of his office, right into Brody’s chest. His hands came up and grabbed her before she fell. They both walked into the conference room and took their seats. Tara was fixated on her own problems. Thoughts of her Gram sat front and center in her mind. Brody had been right. If they’d been attacked while in this meeting, she would have been useless to everyone in attendance.
The General walked in and cleared his throat . “Let’s get everyone up to speed. As most of you know, we had a situation last night. We’ve brought in several men who attacked Tara.” The General nodded toward Ridge. “As all of you know, Ridge has the ability to pull in other people’s gifts, so we know just what powers we’re dealing with when it comes to those deviants.”
The General sat down. “Now Veronica, the woman who warned Brody about Tara’s situation … She was cooperative when she gave her statement but she’s refusing to talk about her gifts and she’s a bit more difficult to read.”
Ridge cleared his throat. “I’ve tried to taste what powers she has, but for some reason , I’m blocked. I can’t access her thoughts or her gifts.”
The General leaned back in his chair. “ One of the deviants from the bar took a swing and hit her in the SUV on the way here…”
Tara gasped and glanced at Brody. His brows were dipped , and he looked ready to fight those assholes all over again.
“ When she reached the medical staff, her wounds were healing right in front of their eyes. At this point we know she’s gifted. We just don’t know how, and we don’t know if she’s Phantom material.”
“A self-healer. That’s pretty impressive.” Brody remarked. “She got the hot’s for me, maybe you should let me try and talk to her.”
“I’ve already heard about what happened at the bar.” Ridge scowled. “Had you been doing your job, you wouldn’t have had to rely on a vision from Lydia to realize that Tara needed your help.”
Tara’s mouth dropped open. “I didn’t need his help. The training Brody and I have been working on kicked in and I was perfectly capable of taking care of it by myself.” She nudged Brody. “Besides, it looks like you’ve already been replaced. I saw her and Peter fooling around in the hallway this morning.”
The General cleared his throat. “Brody is your partner and he will be going with you. Brody, go change and pack a bag. You’ll be escorting Tara on her trip home. You two can continue to practice while you’re gone.”
The next hour went by more quickly than she’d expected. Lydia, the resident seer , wasn’t happy that they were leaving but didn’t complain. She’d had no more altered visions about the upcoming battle. It was still to occur at the compound, but when, was anyone’s guess... and Tara would know… she’d asked as often as a kid would ask when trying to pester a parent for a new toy.
Tara walked past the infirmary. Of all of the people in the entire world , the one she least expected to see
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