Catching Ivy by Eliza Tilton

Author:Eliza Tilton [Tilton, Eliza]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945519161
Publisher: Blaze Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

Nineteen

~Ivy~

My eyes flutter open and the rocking sensation informs my deluded senses that I’m riding in a car. My dry throat burns. Looking up, I realize Damion is holding me, dark hair falling over his left eye. He’s leaning back, asleep, yet his arms are holding me tight.

I start to sit up, but when I move my right arm, something jabs into the muscle.

“Ouch.” I wince.

Damion flinches, instantly awake. “What happened?” He shakes his head and sits up straighter.

I grimace, “My arm,” and twist around until I see the needle poking deep into the tissue.

“Here, let me take that out.”

Damion helps me sit up, placing me on his left side. He takes my arm, rips off the bandage, and then pulls out the IV. I’m still in the dirty tracksuit, and the past few days’ grime makes me wish Damion wasn’t being so accommodating. I desperately need a bath.

“What happened?” I mumble, my head feeling thick and fuzzy. “Why are we in a car?”

The look on Damion’s face is frightening, equal parts fear and kindness. “BORAS came to the club. We had to leave fast.”

I nod, not sure what else to say. Finally, the thought bubbles up, “How did they find us? What happens now? Is it over?”

“Right now, we’re on our way to one of Buzz’s safe houses. Buzz will contact us once he decodes the chip.” He opens his mouth to say something else, but then shakes his head and hands me a snack package instead. “You need to eat,” he admonishes softly. “Once we get to the house, I’ll find you something else.”

“You’re up!” Jims swivels his head around to peek over the driver’s seat. A strange metal cylinder with a blue light dangles from his mouth. “The GPS says we should arrive in another twenty minutes.” He turns back toward the dashboard.

“You can go back to sleep, if you’re still tired.”

Not for the first time, I realize Damion speaks to me with a gentleness that reminds me of Eric.

“I’m okay, thanks.” I lean against the door and gaze out the window.

Eric has always been my ptotector. Damion doesn’t know me. I still don’t understand how the chip connected to the vid worked, but from what Damion said, it sounds like he saw everything through my eyes. Heat floods my cheeks as I wonder how much he really saw.

“How are you feeling?” Damion unscrews the lid off a water bottle and hands it to me.

Taking the bottle, I answer, “A little lightheaded.” The water quenches the fire in my throat. I lick my mouth, wetting my dry, cracked lips.

I lay my head against the back seat and admire the clear, bright skies. I wonder how long we were inside that building and how long we’ve been driving?

Trees plump with stunning autumn leaves fly past us. I search the back window for the tall skyscrapers and dark smog of the city, only to see miles of endless greenery in its stead.

“Where are we? How long have we been driving?” I ask curiously.

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