Chapter Forty-One
March 3, 2229, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Police Enforcement Zone 122 Station, Office of Detectives Jia Lin and Erik Blackwell
Jia couldn’t help but frown at Erik. He sat at his desk, feet up, his head cradled in his arms as he read through a few reports. The whole look was as casual as a man checking sphere ball scores.
Earlier, he’d described what had happened in the Shadow Zone with all the seriousness of a man relating a funny anecdote from his day off.
She didn’t understand him, not completely. The grinning façade covered a well of dark vengeance, but half the time, he acted like none of it mattered, and all he cared about was entertainment.
She knew that wasn’t true, but it was hard not to be deceived.
It was a ruse, which was something she needed to r
