CHAPTER FOUR
Outside the conference room, Blizzard let go of my wrist and turned around to face me. Although I was a few inches taller than her, her blazing blue eyes and the way she leaned toward me made me feel smaller than I was. It helped that I knew just how powerful her abilities were. She wasn’t as physically strong as me, but her ice powers were a credible threat in their own right.
“So, uh, what did you want to talk about, Blizz?” I said, smiling as best as I could.
“Our date,” said Blizzard. “The one that got ruined by Mixer showing up and forcing us to be superheroes.”
I titled my head to the side in confusion. “Why’s that an issue? Sure, it sucks that we had to cut it short, but we’re superheroes. Trouble seems to follow us like a stray dog.”
“I’m not upset about that,” sa
