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“Of course not. I gave them one of my many dark web user names. That’s what everyone does.”
“Then how would they know it’s you?”
“Because part of the invitation was them verifying I was a software coder, and the invitation said they’ll be asking particulars of my code for verification.”
“Couldn’t you just tell me the answer?”
“I don’t know what the question will be. That’s the whole point of verifying.” I sighed in defeat. I didn’t like this at all.
“Where is this party?”
“Columbus,” she said, smirking and passing me a paper copy of the email invitation. I looked at her when I saw her username.
“Greeneyes16?” I asked.
“I was young and unoriginal.” She shrugged.
“I don’t like this.”
“You don’t have to. We just have to do it,” she said.
I sighed. “Fine, but I’m going with you.”
“You can’t. It’s invitation only.”
“Can’t I be your plus one?”
“Invitation only, Cor,” she said, using the old nickname she only used when she was annoyed with me.
“Then we’re getting you wired somehow. I’m going with you,” I informed her, handing her back the paper.
“Cor...”
“Not up for discussion,” I told her firmly. She looked like she wanted to argue but then huffed and nodded.
“We leave in three hours,” she said.
“Why three hours? The party is in three days.”
“It’s a twenty-eight-hour drive without stops.”
“We have a pack jet. We can be there in a few hours,” I reminded her.
“Oh... right.”
“Yeah, you could have gone to Memphis in it, too. You just have to talk to us,” I pointed out. Evie had the decency to blush.
“Right. I’m sorry. I forgot. I’m so used to being alone,” she answered.
“You’re not alone, Evie. You never were. All you have to do is reach out. All you ever had to do was reach out,” I said, somehow upset that she never thought about me while she was away. I would have gone to her in an instant, no matter what. I got up, needing to clear my head.
“Talk to your dad and Zi and figure out what we need to take with us. I have to go.”
“But...” she said, making me pause. When she didn’t say anything, I left.
‘Thank you for the furniture and breakfast,’ she said quietly via mind-link. I sighed, knowing she was aware that I was upset.
‘You never have to thank me,’ I said before I removed my clothing and went to check on the perimeter again, this time to clear my head.
