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.At least Emilio had let Boyd drive.In the near twenty years since his father's absence,the man still drove like a drunk teenager trying to win a drag race.In the Company of ShadowsInterludesSin lay there for a moment, hearing footsteps approach.He opened his eyes in time tosee Boyd leaning over him, visually searching Sin in concern."Are you okay?" Boyd asked, holding his hand out.Sin grasped Boyd's hand and allowed himself to be hoisted up."Yeah."Boyd didn't immediately let go of Sin's hand.His fingers curled against Sin's as he didanother brief once-over of Sin, something troubled about the look in his honey browneyes.It didn't leave even when his eyebrows drew down and he turned toward the vanwith a nod."We have to get out of here."Sin didn't argue with that.They moved quickly while police sirens drew steadily closer.Emilio was just finishing securing Rhys in back of the van when they drew near.Thevan was still running and Boyd automatically jumped in the driver's seat.Emilio and Singot in and Boyd was already taking off before they had fully shut the doors.Boyd drove sedately as soon as they turned onto a busy street and he dutifully pulled tothe side along with all the other cars when the squads came blaring past them.His eyeswere narrowed as he checked in the rear view mirror, presumably to make sure thesquads hadn't paused.When he saw they were in the clear, he pulled back onto thestreet and started driving again, fast enough to get them back to the Agency quickly butnot fast enough to draw attention.Sin ran his fingers along his cheek.There was a streak of flesh missing where it hadbeen rubbed off but it wasn't anything dire.He was pretty sure he had a mild concussionand possibly a sprained ankle but no injuries that would slow him down significantly.He glanced to the back of the van and saw that Rhys was unconscious and hangingawkwardly from where Emilio had cuffed him to the bar along the wall.He looked skinnyand pathetic dangling there and Sin's lip curled as he stared at the young man.The Agency was after Rhys because his father ran Black Op, an up-and-coming rebelgroup that was making an attempt to rival Janus.Sin didn't care about that; what he didcare about was Rhys's profile.He'd used his money and power to intimidate innocentcivilians, cover up the rapes of women who had rejected him at clubs like the one they'djust left and the mysterious disappearances of anyone who rubbed him the wrong way.Sin shook his head and turned in his seat.He wouldn't mind if Rhys got handed over toShane for a few weeks.In the Company of ShadowsInterludes"So," Emilio's drawling voice broke the silence abruptly.Sin looked up and met his father's intense green eyes.He raised an eyebrow."Yes?"Emilio shrugged, sitting back in his seat and crossing his arms over his chest.Hesurveyed his son."So that was some move, boy."Nonplussed, Sin stared at him blankly."Okay?"Boyd's eyes flicked to the rear view mirror and then over to Sin, although he didn't sayanything."Okay and what the fuck, kid? What are you, Superman now?"Sin's eyebrows rose slightly.His father looked completely serious, almost disturbed, butSin was still waiting for the punch line."I don't get it.""Hsin," Boyd said quietly, looking over at Sin with that same serious, troubled quality in his eyes."You ripped up that bar with your bare hands and threw it.That shouldn't behumanly possible."There was a brief silence and Sin's gaze went from Boyd to his father as they looked athim with varying degrees of concern and intrigue."Well, I don't know what to tell you.It was just adrenaline."Boyd shook his head, his tone reluctant."I don't think it is, Hsin." He watched Sin intently before returning his eyes to the road."In the years I've known you, there havebeen so many times you've done something that seemed impossible and I always wroteit off as adrenaline or just being you.But after a point, I don't think that makes senseanymore.And I wonder--"His fingers tightened on the steering wheel and his eyes narrowed."What if Owen'sright?" He looked over at Sin."What if they're doing something to you?"Sin focused on his father and waited for him to say something sarcastic, something tomock Boyd's concerns, but the other man just nodded in agreement.A surge of irritationswept through Sin and he couldn't entirely explain why.But the idea that they thoughtsomething was wrong with him made him angry in an irrational way.In the Company of ShadowsInterludes"I don't want to talk about this."Emilio scowled."Why? I noticed something was off as soon as I saw you, boy.Whenyou chucked me across the fucking room like I was a stuffed animal."Sin looked out the window and said nothing.He didn't know how to respond to thecomment and he couldn't deny that it was true.A flicker of a memory overcame him fora moment and he saw himself opening his eyes in a stark white room.He saw himselfripping his arms free of the cuffs that restrained him and the odd way his body had felt.He remembered the confusion that had come with him being inconceivably repaired andnot understanding how that could be after the massive trauma his body had endured inMexico.But even then, he banished the thought and shook his head silently.Boyd's gaze was intense on the rain-slicked streets palely lit by the streetlights.Hestopped at a red light and looked over, studying Sin's expression intently."Hsin, listen to me," Boyd said reasonably, his tone almost gentle."You know I love you and I wouldn't think anything different of you even if this is true [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]