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I looked at Garcia, his patience on thin ice "Yeah, it was a tomahawk"
He inclined his head as if he’d already known that "Anyway, if Brett hadn’t struck first," he shrugged his shoulders, "it would have been bad for you"
Dad looked at him, his brows jacked down over his eyes "I a toGramps looked on with interest
"How is ainst a known felon, in any way compromised by his actions? Further, he is able to use whatever is at his disposal to protect his physical body and those around hihts?" Dad straightened
Garcia waited and Grahed "That is hoork with Brett The weapon is illegal, his use to defend himself not But it leaves us in a conundrum He used a weapon he should not have had access to He then used it to murder the attacker It is clear cut He will be punished for the possession, not the use" He paused then gave me cop eyes "But you you’re different You will set a precedence, Caleb You and your zombies Parker’s zombies too"
He looked at ht He had them in the cross hairs "Your boy has a powerful weapon at his disposal If he were to fall into the wrong hands," he turned his attention to me, "or decide on a different life path, it could end badly And let’s face the facts here, Caleb Zombies are not inanimate objects to be wielded They move, they breathe, they think, soht of Clyde and all that he was
All that he was becoht I had the potential Arsenal of Assassins for use
For hire
"Our son is not like that, Officer Garcia," Mom said in a deeply offended tone
His eyes shifted to hers "It may not be up to him, Mrs Hart" His eyes traveled back to me "Someday you could command many and someone could command what you control It’s not si here?"
"Graysheets," Gale whispered
They’dOnly warnings
Their executions of said warnings needed work
"Parker’s got so up his sleeve, I’ll aded
"The only good thing that cauess there was that
"Duly noted," Gramps said for me
"I’m your friend here, Caleb I just want you aware of how close this caetting that
"I think I want to go talk to Brett," I said
"That’s not a good idea," Dad said i out for Jade," ht be dead He saved her Asher to correct e but she was still shell shocked, "because I do He deserves ed
That had to suck balls
Mom said quietly, "I feel sorry for him, Kyle"
Dad looked at her in surprise But her stare was all for in to understand what about Brett could make her sad
"Because you’ll be his first visitor, Caleb," she said, answering my unspoken question
I let that sink home
His friends hadn’t come
His family
Nobody came
I nodded, decision made
As I walked away Garcia called my name and I turned back "I have to know" He stared at me and I watched him think about his words "How many do you think you could raise, Caleb How ht about how much power it took to subdue raveyard pulsed in response to the call The zo any juice from Tiff or Jade anymore How my ability simmered underneath the surface of who I was in a constant river of power The current sure and swift
I opened ion," he said as an absolute
Gale’s eyes widened and Garcia nodded with resignation, unsurprised by the answer
I didn’t refute Gramps’ tally As markers went, it was dead accurate
No pun intended
I headed to Brett’s roo in a sour play of e lureeting as I ca I noticed was he looked like shit His skin was ashen, the platinu it appear more washed out, not less His eyes looked like two black piss holes in a snow bank
I restrained a grimace and walked over to his bedside
We stared at each other uncomfortably for several seconds
Finally, I said, "Thanks,Jade"
Slight color rose on his cheeks "Yeah, it was no big deal I was just there I wasn’t gonna let that asshole lay hands on her again"
Right, I thought,a tune to beat the band
Soht ether "Listen, don’t bust irlfriend Hell, you all but brand her in the hall every day"
I do? I scowled at that
"But I live close, I got a bead on LeClerc I kneas getting ready to do so, Mason," I stated
He nodded, the first genuine s on his bloodless lips "True But that’s the difference between you and h hard lessons when violence is cons I don’t need no paranorot built in radar right here"
I thought of his dad beating the tar out of hi daddy dearest on the front lawn Yeah, heone
"The cops said you’d been watching her house for hts"