Mastermind (Theo Cray and Jessica Blackwood #1)

by Andrew Mayne

I’m not sure if the FBI hiring a helicopter pilot who has crashed more than once is any smarter than hiring a woman like me to teach survival skills. On second thought, we’re alive. Great choice.

“The lesson was: if you can’t discern one species’ pattern, look for the patterns of the other species it shares an ecosystem with.”

I’m a difficult guy to like. I have very few friends. If people were pets, some would have to be dogs: everyone likes them. Others, like cats, are a bit of an acquired taste and come with the understanding that it’s going to be a one-way relationship. I think I fall into tarantula territory—interesting to most people at first, but only worth the effort to a select few.

He may be in love with her, but he doesn’t love her. The distinction is the difference between wanting a thing and wanting what is best for it.