C10 Thinking About Drex

Conrad, knowing that his boss was a woman who didn’t like to show her feelings or her weak side, knew all that warning wasn’t for him. It was strictly for her. It was her way of warming herself.

But he nodded along to her words, saying nothing of what he was thinking.

Lyra continued, more to herself than to Conrad:

“Especially the tall, dark-haired, lovely-eyed, sweet, mysterious ones. Yeah