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I had to hand it to Raize, because while he was nownot to attract attention, people around us still reacted They instinctively moved aside for us, and they often wore a look of confusion as we slipped past, as if their bodies made the decision for them

That was Raize, not me People didn’t move for me They didn’t notice I was there I could stand in a shadow for hours

I realized I was thinking too o with Raize as if ere two ends of the sa

I could tell Raize noticed when I an walkingas uard appeared I al in front of hi on him That’d be stupid We’d pick up product or whatever his orders were after we left the airport If we’d been transporting, ould’ve driven down

As we got to the exit of the airport, the attention began to return

People were looking for their loved ones I could feel eyes on us, and no matter hohere II didn’t like it, but I stayed with Raize, and as we stepped outside, he had his phone again

He stopped, read whatever was on the screen, and looked up

A blue truck waited by the curb

Raize cursed under his breath “Wait here”

I shifted back, standing by the wall as people leaving moved past me Raize went over to the blue truck

The passengerrolled down, and he bent forward, but stayed on the curb The driver spoke to hi He was not happy I knew that un, he would’ve had it out by now

Feeling a presence on my left, I looked

Cavers stood ten yards away fro just outside the doors He blocked the flow of people behind hi around hiaze to Raize His mouth pressed into a line, and he stepped away to the other side of the doors

He stopped twenty yards away, but instead ofto the wall, he took position just behind a post He looked as if he aiting for a ride to pick him up

I went back to watching Raize, whose hand jerked at his side

I gasped

His hand flexed before he shook it out, and he moved his head from side to side as he turned and walked back ht