Brute Justice (Justice Series) by Kim Jewell Page A

back and do some research on Dr. Donald Crain and see what we can find out on his practice.”
    “At least we’ve got somewhere to start,” Sam agreed. “I wonder if the girls have made any headway with Jade.”
    “I don’t know. What a mess that is… How can she not know if she’s got a power?”
    “No telling. It makes no sense to me.”
     
     
    Back at the house, the guys piled out of the car and headed in to catch up with the girls. They were all in the living room – Lexi and Leesha displaying their skills for an amazed Jade.
    “Hey guys,” Marcy looked up when the door opened. “Where have you been?”
    “Nowhere important,” Dan said to his wife. “We just took Hank for a ride. Filled him in, you know – guy time.”
    Smoooooth .
    “Have you ladies made any progress here?” Sam asked Leesha, an obvious question she understood immediately.
    “Not really. We did fill Jade in on our experiences, so hopefully she knows more about what to look for, how to experiment with her brain’s capacity.”
    “You don’t have any ideas?” Sheesh . This is crazy.
    “Not yet,” Leesha answered Clint. “But since her flashes were concentrated only in her brain, I have to believe her ability is mental – like mine – rather than physical, like the rest of you.”
    He turned to Jade. “Have you tried to move things with your mind?”
    “Yes… I haven’t had any luck. Leesha tried to teach me, but I can’t do it.”
    “Is there anything special about your ears? Your sight?” Sam tried to prod.
    “No.”
    “What about your mind? Have you seen flashes of the future?” Clint narrowed his eyes at her.
    “No…”
    “What about the past?”
    “Uh-uh.”
    “Can you read minds?” Sam tried again.
    “No! I can’t do anything!” She was almost in tears with frustration. “Get off my back… We’ve tried all afternoon. It’s obvious I don’t have a power. Just leave me alone about it!”
    Sam and Clint looked at each other and both shrugged. “Okay. We’ve got some research to do anyway,” Sam turned toward the stairs.
    “Yeah. Let us know if you come up with anything.” Clint added, following.
    Women…
     

Chapter Fourteen
     
    “You guys weren’t very nice to her,” Lexi leaned against Sam’s bedroom door. “She’s down there, almost in tears, and Mom’s trying to talk her off the ledge as we speak.”
    “We were only trying to help, Lexi.”
    “I know, Clint, but you both were very pushy about it.”
    “Well, we’ve got other things on our mind,” Sam snapped back at his sister. “We’ve just been out trying to figure out who and where Blevins is. He’s our best chance at answers! Why should we spin our wheels on someone who can’t even tell us if she’s been affected or not?”
    “Because we know she’s been affected. She’s on the list, she’s had the flashes… She needs our help.”
    “Did she send you up here?” Clint asked, not sure if he wanted to be sympathetic to the new girl or not.
    “No, she didn’t. I just feel sorry for her. She’s lost, in a house full of people she doesn’t know, and thinks there may be something really wrong with her. And we have no answers for her. And then you two meatheads waltz back in like you’re heading up the inquisition!”
    Neither one wanted to answer her. Sam stewed from being scolded by his sister; Clint sulked because she was mad at him. The three remained silent for a few minutes, the only sound to be heard was Sam’s quick pecking on the computer keyboard.
    “Well, did you at least find him?”
    Good. Change of subject.
    “We think so. We found a connection – a name we think might be him – between two of the addresses. One is an apartment, the other a family planning office.”
    “Family planning? Like… Babies?!”
    “Yes,” Clint continued. “If this is him, and we think it is, he’s practicing medicine again.”
    “How do we find out for sure?”
    Sam turned around in his chair. “I’m trying to