Chris doesn’t speak during mission briefings. Jane notices how he traces the table’s edge with his thumb. She calls it “the geography of hesitation.”
From a rooftop three blocks away, Chris adjusted the focus on his thermal scope. He saw Jane standing near the fountain, a small island of calm in the chaos of the evening commute. He also saw the three black vans idling just outside the perimeter—unmarked, engines humming. Bjliki pvt Chris Diana- Jane Rogher POV 202...