Assassins_Target by J Chen

Author:J Chen [Chen, J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

The quarters on the ship were more cramped than I would have liked, but I was thankful for separate bunk beds that took up most of the space, leaving enough room for a tiny, hole-in-the-floor and water-bucket closet and an even tinier dining table; flanked on each side by two stools. It would be an experience; as I had not yet known life outside of luxury, but I was determined to soldier on. My need to impress the killer confused me, but I reasoned it had more to do with staying alive than the overwhelming and inexplicable attraction I felt towards him.

As we entered, my eyes took in his well toned backside, but Octavian quickly sat on the bottom bunk, leaving me to climb to the top one and settle in. There was an energy moving through the small space, one that seemed to begin and end with Octavian and I could not seem to ignore it. My body tingled with a strange need, though I could not seem to recognize the cause, nor find a cure for my frustrations.

“We'll be in port for a week, so I need you to lay low and only venture out after dark. Once the ship is moving, the journey should take just under ten days, though there will be a lot of stops between here and there, and a lot of chances for unwanted trouble.”

What exactly did he expect me to do while cramped in the tiny second class cabin for a week with him? Remaining silent for but a mere moment, my mouth got the better of me yet again, and I couldn't help the flow of questions that tumbled out into the silence that had stretched between us.

“Do you think...Is Genevieve alright? And why did they take her? I know you recognized the men and the tattoo I described, so why don't you tell me what's going on.”

I felt rather than heard the low, irritated growl that escaped him, and his words made me roll my eyes, but did not stop my questioning.

“Do you ever shut up, Varga? I know my sister is alright. She's strong; stronger than me, even.”

He paused before speaking again, and I felt something change in the small space; as if the air around us had become story and dangerous.

“I don't know why men of the Brotherhood would take my sister; men whom, by all accounts, should have died years ago. I defied the order to kill for the first time in my life. There will be no coming back from this for me, but I did it only to find Genevieve, so you'd better prove yourself useful.”

I felt the attempt at deceit in his voice: an emotional current running from his entire being unknowingly, and silently letting me know that he was confused as to why he had not killed me, but that he felt the same pull I did between us.

“You can't hurt me, can you? Something inside of you is stopping your hand from taking my life.

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