“Knock it off Lexi. He’s one of ours,”Quinn growled.
“How the hell am I supposed to know that?”
Uncle Saul, Dad, Quinn and Jake walked into the bar. They stared at the carnage in disbelief.
Dad shook his head. “Damn, Lexi, you’re getting stronger.”
“I had help.” I popped the top off a beer and took a long drink.
Uncle Saul’s head snapped around. “Who? Kaelen?” He took the beer away from me and handed me a bottle of water.
“Him and I think Zarek.” To my utter disgust Uncle Saul drank my beer.
Dad tilted my head up. “Who hit you?”
“El Jefe. He likes raping women, and he’s holding a Siren captive at his Hermosilla, Mexico compound.”
Uncle Saul’s mouth tightened. “We’ll send someone to rescue her.”
Fire ants danced across my mind. I reached out mentally and scanned for the problem. “Holy shit! We have four Tai-Kok battle cruisers entering our solar system.”
“I’ll contact Central Command,” Uncle Saul said grimly.
Quinn pulled out his satellite phone. “I’ll confirm the sighting.”
Did the jackass think I was lying?
“C’mon Lexi, let’s have the paramedics check you over,” Dad led me out of the cantina. “And you can explain why no one can touch you but Kaelen.”
I shrugged. “Dunno. It’s just the way I feel.”
“Did Kaelen use some kind of psychic mojo on you?”
“I’m not sure, but when I needed help, he was there.” Nine handcuffed men sat in the parking lot next to several obviously dead bodies. Huh? Mister Stinky wasn’t one of them.“You are missing one.”I sent Jake the mental image of Mister Stinky.
“Thanks.”Jake shared the picture with the other psychics and followed us. “Ever thought about becoming a cop, Lexi?”
“Aren’t I a little young?”
Dad gave him the stink eye.
“We’ve lost so many people to the Tai-Kok; age doesn’t matter anymore, and you have some unique skills we can use,” Jake replied.
After listening to all of Kaylee’s wild stories, being a cop sounded like a lot of fun. “I like helping people.”
Dad ushered me over to the paramedics. “We’ll discuss it later.”
“How about I go back to being a traveler again and killing the Tai-Kok.”
His green eyes shimmering with suppressed amusement, Jake added, “Lexi would have to go through the police academy like everyone else. Once she graduated, she would be partnered up with an experienced officer.”
“It’s too dangerous,” Dad snapped.
Jake shot back, “More dangerous than blowing up Tai-Kok ships?”
“You were a cop once and you told me how satisfying it was to put the bad guys behind bars,” I added.
An aggravated expression in his eyes, Dad got in Jake’s face. “Lexi’s escapades make Kaylee’s exploits look like child’s play. Are you that sure you can handle her?”
