14
- 14 -
“You don’t need to keep checking,” Cali said, handing Paskia a drink. “Jerone’s set up alerts. Anything comes back through the worm, we’ll know of it.”
Paskia rested the screen on her lap as she took the drink. “I thought we’d hear something by now.” She took a sip, then looked up at Cali. “Is Jerone sure it’s even implanted?”
Cali shrugged. “You heard him. Something about a call-back ping. But that’s good, right? It means your man’s made it.”
Paskia rolled her eyes. “He’s not my man.”
my man“Yeah, right.” Cali smiled, and Paskia fought the urge to say something else. “But he did it. Gotta say, I had my doubts—not as many as Jer, but still a few. Should’ve trusted you.”
Paskia shrugged. “To be honest, I wasn’t totally certain myself. He’s changed. It’s like he’s retreate
