Betrayed by Jennifer Rush

Author:Jennifer Rush
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2014-08-25T16:00:00+00:00

I paced the apartment for what felt like hours. I couldn’t waste the night by sleeping through it, so I tried to keep myself awake with black coffee and the constant state of activity.

There had to be a way to save Charlie without telling her about the Branch, and about my mission, and without forcing her out of her hometown.

What I needed was something big enough to put a spotlight on her, so not even the Branch would risk making a move.

Somewhere around four AM, I pulled my gun out, intending to field strip it. Cleaning a gun, for some reason, always helped me think. I sat at the table along the wall of windows that overlooked Lower Red Lake, a hanging ceiling fixture the only light by which I worked.

I dropped out the clip first, checked the bullets to make sure the clip was full, then set it aside. I double-checked the chamber before pulling off the slide and popping out the barrel. When the rest of the gun was dismantled, I grabbed a cloth. As I cleaned the barrel, I thought, letting my fingers do the work as my mind took over.

I stared at the gun pieces in front of me.

I tried to think of what might draw enough attention to Charlie to keep her safe. Something that would spread through the media, hopefully. That was my safest bet, but it would help if I got the local police force involved, and the only way to do that was to threaten Charlie’s life.

When I was satisfied with the cleanliness of the barrel, I grabbed the recoil spring and—

I glanced again at the magazine sitting less than six inches away. It faced out, away from me, so the bullets were in my line of sight.

Something was off about them.

I set aside the recoil spring and grabbed the magazine, inspecting it and the bullets loaded inside.

The etchings on the bullets were unfamiliar. Usually 9mm rounds said 9mm Luger on the bottom, but these were labeled 9mm munition. I popped a round out of the clip and immediately knew they were not regular rounds.

A flash of suspicion raced through me.

Something wasn’t adding up.

We were playing a game, a dangerous game…

An idea, a hunch, was taking root inside me.

I assembled the gun in record time, grabbed my coat and the car keys, and raced out the door.

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