Manipulation (Shadows) (23 page)

“Hmm.” I don’t like the idea of someone having so much power. Damn Senator Michaels for keeping Landon home for so long.

He’d have never met Micah, and we wouldn’t be dealing with this because Landon’s dad and my dad and Landon would have met over golf or something else and Landon would be on our side. Instead, he’s moving south and keeping from us, which means that he’s looking for answers about who he is in the exact wrong place.

I’ve berated myself over and over for not trying to meet him sooner—aside from a kid-aged day at the beach.

“We’ll find him if that’s what you want to do, but he can’t see us as a threat, or we never will.” Ocean stops about six feet away from me, keeping his distance and being polite, I guess.

“Don’t say never.” Ocean doesn’t know what he’s talking about. I’ve never
not
found someone. “If I want to find him I will.”

His perma half-smile turns into a full-on grin. “So. You’re here for the power then.”