He pressed the two stones onto my earlobes. They had to be some form of nanotechnology, because the stones warmed the instant they touched my skin, and they clung to my earlobes without anything to actually secure them. He lightly squeezed the right stone, then stepped back. "Karl, you getting the picture?"
"Yeah," the man inside the car said. "Sound, too."
"Good." His gaze came back to me. "At the first sign of trouble, I'll be in there."
"I'll be fine. Really."
He didn't say anything, but he didn't need to. He wasn't worried about my ability to protect myself; he just didn't want to see me hurt.
I headed across the road. My gaze swept the first building, but came to a halt at the security camera.
"Azriel, you might want to become invisible."
He did so immediately, then said, You suspect he might have hacked into the security system?
Well, not him specifically if he's blind, but someone working for him certainly could. It's safer for me if they don't know about you.
You're considering your own safety? His mental tones held an edge. This has to be a first.
Sarcasm doesn't become you, reaper. Even if it was true.
I walked down the side of the first house. Though I couldn't see anyone, the curtains twitched, a clear indication that someone was watching.
It is the woman, Azriel commented. He hesitated, then added, Her thoughts are odd.
Odd how? I scanned the second house as it came into sight. There was another security camera perched on the side of this house and metal protection bars on the windows. Obviously Vonda and her sister didn't trust either their neighbors or the neighborhood.
They are vacant. It is like she has nothing else to do but look out the window.