Rain had wanted to leave the dog at the office park, but Maya had persuaded him by asking, “What if we can’t make it back? He’s chipped, he can be traced to me.” Rain had nodded reluctantly at that. And Evie had suppressed a smile. Maya wasn’t just computer smart. She knew how to persuade, too, primarily by understanding what mattered to the person she was persuading. Evie recognized the skill because Dash wore her down with it all the time.
