“Thanks for checking. Let me know if he posts the video.”
“Will do,” Piper says before ending the call.
I pocket my phone, and Savvy is staring at me.
“Did you hear all of that?” I ask.
Savvy’s face is pale. “Peter broadcast our location to the world?”
“Yes, we have to leave.”
My phone buzzes, and I check it.
Piper:He posted the video. I’ll send a link.
Savvy is already packing up her bag. “Where should we go?”
That’s what I’m trying to figure out right now. It’s going to have to be another hotel. Lightning once hid in plain sight—Times Square. We could try that.
“Times Square,” I say. “We’ll get a hotel.”
She raises a finger. “No, I’ll never sleep with all that noise.” She sits on her bed. “We are already in New Jersey. Why not go farther into some quiet area? It’s unexpected.”
She’s right. Everyone we know is in the city or near it. We have no connections farther out in Jersey. “You’re right. Let’s do it. Grab your stuff,” I say.
We make a quick drive-thru stop for lunch and then keep on moving.
“Pennsylvania?” Savvy asks as we pass the sign welcoming us to the state.
“It was close, so I figured why not? Can you see if you can find us a hotel nearby?” I ask.
“Sure.” She scrolls on her phone. “I found one.”
She directs me to it. It’s nothing fancy, but it looks nicer than the one we were at last night.
We step inside, and she marches to the counter. I catch up to her.
“I’ll pay for it,” she says. “Since you got the last one.”
“No, don’t. We don’t know if Bob or Bennett has some way of tracking your credit card. I’ll pay.”
“How would they be able to track my credit card? I thought you needed a subpoena to do that.”
“A subpoena is for law enforcement and those who follow the law. You never know who these guys have working for them. It’s best to be cautious.”
A clerk walks over to us and helps us check in. We find our room, and I open the door. It’s at that moment that I realize my mistake.
“Wait, she said it would have two queen beds,” Savvy says.
“Well, it’s a king, at least. We won’t even notice each other there,” I say, hopeful we can make this work. I don’t want to go back to the desk and stand out in any way.
She walks around the room. “It’s fine.”
Good. I didn’t think it would bother her. She already offered to share a bed with me when I slept on the floor instead. I’m glad I did because Bennett didn’t realize I was there, so I was able to capture him.
“I need to call Reed.”
“Okay, I’ll check out the room.”
