Chapter 9

• As she came back into the room he realized he had not moved from the time she left. She gave him a bright smile, and he found he could not stop himself from returning it.
• Randy dropped down on the other end of the couch and faced him. “Those were some serious thoughts you were having when I walked in.”
• He nodded. “I seem to only have serious ones remaining.” He shrugged. “My crew, if they were still in this world, would laugh at the very thought of the Black Brand being always so serious.”