Chapter 5
Todd poured a generous amount of coffee beans into the grinder and turned the crank slowly. His mind turned in about the same manner. Sounds of Nick moving around in the other room became background noise. Todd leaned against the kitchen counter, back to the rest of the apartment, concentrating on his task. He’d probably scared the hell out of Nick yesterday, between the trip across town and then last night.
He’d kick himself, hard, if he was physically capable of such a move. How could he have just left Nick sitting in that bar? If the—whatever that had been—had gotten to Todd, Nick would have been left abandoned there, unprotected and at the mercy of the other sentries. Todd had made provisions for Nick if something were to happen to him, of course. He’d made it legal and bin
