“Are you fucking kidding me?” Eddie said, water dripping down his face, his T-shirt glued to his body. “You pick a goddam monsoon to do this shit in?” “Get caught in the rain?” Kyle asked with a smirk. “Yeah,” Eddie said. “Just a bit, wiseass.” Kyle stood and shook Eddie’s wet hand and introduced him to Liam. “Sorry about your niece,” Eddie said as he took a seat. “Nothing to be sorry about,” Liam said. “After tonight she’s going to be fine.” Eddie glanced at Kyle, then back to Liam. “How’s that?” Liam looked confused. “Didn’t Kyle tell you?” “He told me you think Evan Hillier’s some kind of killer.” “Right,” Liam said. “And he attacked Allie. So once we nab him, he’ll just reverse it.” “Reverse it?” “Yeah.” “And how’s he going to do that?” Liam adjusted his glasses. “Not sure of the mechanics,” he said, “but he’s gotta have the ability to heal since he’s got the ability to absorb. I mean, that’s the way it usually works, right?”
