Black Bay Defender: A Different Breed of Soldier (Beasts of Black Bay Book 2) by Kimberly Forrest

Author:Kimberly Forrest [Forrest, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-11-16T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

“That’s Grady,” Kong said, smoothing his hand over Lark’s tumbled hair. “He’s a friend.” And then in a teasing tone, added, “You know we wouldn’t let just anyone in your bedroom.”

Lark eyed Grady suspiciously, her gaze lingering a bit longer on the metal plate over his ear and then his prosthetic arm. “I don’t know him.”

Those words had a hollow ache settling in Grady’s chest.

Kong glanced over his shoulder at the three women hovering in the doorway. “Call the doctor.” Perrin nodded sharply and left the room.

With another sweep of his hand over her hair, Kong asked, “What’s the last thing you remember?”

Lark’s face turned thoughtful for a moment. “Arguing with the General.”

Kong chuckled. “Since that’s pretty much a daily occurrence could you be more specific?”

“Jace had gone to Ithaca, New York to follow up on the lead we had on Doctor Dietrich. He hadn’t checked in so I had to inform the General.”

Shit. That was like two months ago when Jace had gone to Bellock Medical Center. That was when the guy had first met Paige, and Grady, as The Commander, had been ordered to capture Jace and eliminate Paige. He’d almost done it too. If the part of him that was still Grady, still Paige’s big brother, hadn’t risen to the surface and fought the programming, he would have followed through. His sister would be dead, Jace detained, and Grady would still be in Resurrection’s clutches.

“Okay, okay,” Kong uttered, shooting Grady a look of sympathy before turning his full attention back to Lark. “You’ve lost some time. Several weeks.”

“How?”

Kong cringed at Lark’s question but didn’t pull his punches. “You were shot on a recent op. Two nine-millimeter rounds to the head.”

Lark blanched at the news, her fingers spasming on Kong’s shoulder. “What op?”

“We went to Ohio, just outside of Cleveland, to a place that was – is,” Kong corrected, “experimenting on soldiers. We were trying to get them out. We didn’t.”

She nodded thoughtfully, absorbing the information before her gaze returned to Grady, looking him over without even the barest flicker of recognition. “And him? What’s his story?”

The doctor arrived before Kong could answer that question, the middle-aged man huffing and puffing as he raced through the bedroom door. “I’m here.” His eyes went to Lark and he smiled. “Look at you. Sitting up already. How are you feeling?”

“Confused. Headache.” She raised her hand and rubbed her fingers near her temple.

The doctor nodded and moved a step further into the room. “That’s to be expected.” His eyes went to Grady and then Kong. “Give us a few minutes.”

Nodding, they all made their way back to the living room.

She didn’t remember him. Grady felt numb, but better that, he supposed, than the nearly overwhelming sense of hurt and disappointment that had first suffused his chest and made him feel sick to his stomach. Was that what his sister had felt like when Grady hadn’t recognized her? Christ. It was awful. And shit… his sister would have to go through that pain again with Lark.

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