Calculated Chaos

Since he was gonna keep digging, Maeve threw him a bone. "It was Shade. I'm his biggest fan."

Kael just nodded, not even trying to hide his smirk. He didn't believe her for a second. Maeve fell silent, feeling a familiar flush of exposure. It was their game, this dance of secrets and unspoken truths.

Then three gunshots cracked through the air. A car came screaming toward them head-on, aiming stra