Annihilate Me 2: Omnibus (Complete Vols. 1-3, Annihilate Me 2) by Christina Ross

Author:Christina Ross [Ross, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B011VTP6XY
Publisher: Christina Ross
Published: 2015-08-29T23:00:00+00:00

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It was just past eleven when Alex and Tank finally returned to camp.

Blackwell, Lisa, and I were still sitting around the campfire and keeping it fed with the branches Lisa had collected earlier in the day when a sudden rushing came toward us through the jungle. It startled us so much that each of us stood with our spears in hand, lifting them in defense until we realized who it was.

“You almost got a spear through your head,” Blackwell said to Alex.

“And I nearly nailed you with my own,” Lisa said to Tank.

“What’s taken you so long?” I asked as I dodged a kiss that Alex tried to plant on my forehead. “You’ve been gone for hours. And in case you don’t know, those people have us surrounded. They’re watching, listening, and waiting for whatever the hell they’re waiting for. Did you see any of them?”

“I saw a few of them,” Tank said. He was standing next to Lisa, his arm wrapped around her waist. “And they saw us.”

Anger flashed through me when Tank said that. “And what do you think they thought you were doing tonight?” I asked in a hushed voice. “They know where you’ve been. Have you even considered how that will affect us? At this point, they know you went looking for where they live. I can’t imagine any of them taking kindly to that. All of us should have been consulted before you left. Instead, we heard about where you went from Daniella. I call bullshit on that.”

“We didn’t say anything to you because we knew what the consensus would be.”

“So, our opinions mean nothing to you?”

“I didn’t say that.”

“Give me a break. Your actions implied it—and you know it, Tank.”

“I didn’t realize you’d be this upset,” Alex said.

“Didn’t realize it? Are you serious? By going all stealth on us, both of you deceived us. We have been worried sick about you since we found out that you’d left. You should have asked.”

“But they didn’t,” Blackwell said. “And while I agree that what they did was inappropriate and irresponsible, we might as well drop it because there’s no point in hashing out something that’s already been done and that none of us can take back now.” She looked hard at them. “You’ve disappointed all of us. I think Jennifer has made that clear, and while I can’t speak for Lisa, I can tell you this—Jennifer did speak for me. So, now it’s on you two. Was it worth it? Did you find anything that might help us? Or was it all for not?”

“How about if we step away from the fire, and move onto the beach so we’re out of earshot?” Alex said in a voice as low as Blackwell’s. “Because I can tell you this—we saw plenty. But privacy is best.”

“This can wait until morning,” Blackwell said. “It’s late. What we need to do is sleep. And I need you to check on Cutter, Tank. We’ve done our best to manage his care while you were gone, but you’re the one with the medical training—not us.

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