He was smiling. It wasn’t the terse expression she had seen while in his care at his apartment, but a freer, broader, happier smile, probably facilitated by alcohol. She and the surveillance team tailing him kept their distance after his visit to the training facility. Already she had spotted two of her brother’s men, also discreetly following the stubborn doctor. Her brother was nothing if not impulsive, and she was as interested in his plans as she was in what Kimber was doing. Jermaine had already tried to murder Kimber once today. Reader studied the doctor, unaccustomed to being perplexed by anyone. She could read the minds of those around her with ease, but when she went too close to the doctor, he somehow managed to block her ability completely until she moved away. Fortunately, he was too intoxicated this night to notice her, which gave her the ideal opportunity to test the limits of his ability. Fifteen-ish feet. If she were within four or five yards of him, she lost her superpower.
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