Flip. Flip.
Percy scanned the page, turned it, scanned the next.
He was still in the Syndicate office despite being excused for the day. Not because he wanted to work.
But because he had told Dana he was going to work after leaving her with Beatrix, if he returned home too early it would look suspicious and he had no interest in explaining himself.
So he stayed and decided to read.
The book in his hands covered Syndicate law and internal regulations, most of which he had no desire to absorb today. He closed it, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and shelved it.
He browsed through a few more until one caught his eye.
"The Lemon."
