Sorry for the super short chapter! I promise the next one will be longer. The interrogation with Audrey Shrike and Dylan Rhodes. *wink wink*
Audrey smiled and applauded them when they reached the back of the stage. "Great job, guys."
"Really?" Danny snapped. "Are you congratulating us or yourself?"
Audrey was momentarily startled. "What?"
"Ease up, man," Jack said with a frown. "It wasn't her idea, it was mine."
"Speaking of which, why did you do it?" Danny asked, turning to Jack. "Was the show not entertaining enough? Or were you trying to throw me off?"
"She's a Horseman, Danny," Jack defended. "She's one of us—probably the best of us, if you could push past your ego for ten whole seconds."
"Yeah, Danny, back off," Henley said with a frown. "She was chosen, too. She's the one that interprets our plans from the Eye."
"Everyone just take it easy," Merritt said calmly. "She's part of the team, Danny. She deserves to be known too."
"I know, but we need to discuss these things so it doesn't throw anyone off."
Jack snorted. "The only person it threw off was you, and that's only because you're that big a control freak."
"Guys," Audrey snapped, shaking her head. "It isn't that big a deal. I didn't choose to go out there—I know where my place is with the Horsemen, and it's behind the curtain. Despite how much I don't like it."
Danny did seem apologetic when he looked at her. "I'm not saying I don't want you onstage—you were born to perform—but I just would like for the group to keep the spontaneous moments minimal."
Jack shook his head, sighing. "Fine."
"Thank you," Audrey said with a sigh. "Now let's get out of here before the cops show up.