Page 20 of Bad Attitude
“No one told me.It was aguess.This isn’t the easiest place to live.They say it’s betterfor those who are locals or mated to a local.”
“You’re leaving to gosomeplace where it’s easier to live?”
“Exactly.I also willprobably workwork on some investigations.That pays better.”Durocexplained.
“Why didn’t you tellme?”
“Why didn’t you tellme?”
“Touche’..”Bindi said.“Iwasn’t sure they wanted anyone to know, and I didn’t want anyone totry to talk me out of it.”
“As much as they love you,I don’t believe anyone would interfere with what you feel is bestfor you.”
“You might be right.Ithink many of them guessed anyway.”
“Some of them are trainedin observation.You need that for investigations.Doesn’t hurt whenyou’re a bodyguard either.”Duroc offered.
“I’m considering saving upthe money to train in investigating.”
“They have three lists.Oneis for setting up equipment.”
“Like we’ve beendoing.”
“Exactly.The next is forinvestigating and the last is for bodyguards.”
“Why is bodyguard the lastlist.”Bindi asked.
“There’s usually the mostdanger.You’re guarding someone who feels at risk.A bullet meantfor them might hit you.”
“I thought most of thecases Tyne covered were to prevent kidnapping.”
“That’s his white wolfcases.The others are split about equally.Many are in cutthroatbusinesses.”Duroc replied.He sounded like he knew somethingpersonal about that.“That does increase the danger.”
“Would Tyne even let me bea bodyguard?”
“Honestly?Probably not.He’d test you, but if you can’t protect against multiple attackershe won’t.Most of his clients are supes and they object to humans.Only the fastest, strongest, and best can be allowed to bebodyguards.”
“Seems unfair.”Bindiobserved.
“The clients decide whatcan be done.If you want to stay in business, you work withthem.”
“Okay, you win.”
“I’m just trying to helpyou understandunderstand.
“It helped.Supes seem tolook at things differently than humans do.”Not that she didn’talready have some insight into that.In the pack she’d been treatedlike a bottom feeder.
While it had been a rough place tolive, at first it had seemed like she’d been abandoned out in aworld that was even rougher.That changed as she learned the rules,picked up experience, and got a little help from kindpeople.
“Where did you go?”Durocasked.
“What do youmean?”
“We were talking, and yougot distracted.”
“I guess I went off in thepast.”Bindi admitted.
“Good or bad?”
