Edge of Nowhere by Felicia Davin

Author:Felicia Davin [Davin, Felicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Etymon Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Emil tried to keep his eyes off Kit’s back as he walked out of the kitchen with the other runner, but it was futile. Winslow must have overheard something. He’d already have guessed that Emil and Kit were involved. Why couldn’t it have been Heath who’d found them? At least with her, Emil had leverage.

“You have some explaining to do, Mr. Singh.”

“So do you,” Emil said sharply. What did he have to lose, really? His job? Why would he work for a place that would treat Kit and his friends—or any runner—with such disregard? “What happened to Dr. Lange, Winslow? Why did you lie to my team about the accident? And why does this facility have a room with no door where you’re keeping two runners without their consent?”

Dr. Vaughn Winslow was the type of older white man who got described as “distinguished” because he put on a suit sometimes. He didn’t look distinguished now, no matter what he was wearing. His face was a constellation of red blotches. His lips twisted in anger. “I ask the questions.”

“I bet the media would really love a story about how Quint Services has a secret facility in space where they give highly experimental treatments to United States Orbit Guard veterans,” Emil said. Once he’d stopped caring about his job, he’d found plenty of leverage. “And that part, you know I can prove.”

“You consented,” Winslow hissed.

“I did,” Emil agreed. He heard voices in the hallway outside the kitchen and for a moment, it was hard to concentrate. Kit and Travis were still out there. They hadn’t left. And they were arguing about something.

Emil had to fight his own battles. He pulled himself together and finished the thought: “Laila Njeim and Aidan Blackwood didn’t.”

It was a relief that he remembered their names correctly, and he could see in Winslow’s face that he did. It helped that they were both runners of such reputation—Laila had been in every grocery store gossip rag at the time of the robbery, and Aidan’s recent civil disobedience had made the news as well. “And I know you and Heath would love to get your hands on Kit, and he’s made it quite clear how he feels about that.”

“Do you know what it’s like to go toe-to-toe with a corporation as powerful as Quint Services, Mr. Singh? Do you know what resources we possess? You can’t even imagine all the ways in which we could make your life hell. I’d advise you to drop this line of thinking here and now. You can still answer my questions and return to your bunk with a job.”

Winslow was threatening him. For now, it was only Emil, but how long until Winslow turned his eye toward the others? Emil had to stay here until he could be sure the team could get out safely. Kit was on his way already, he hoped. But Laila and Aidan were another question. And could Quint Services be trusted to handle whatever was happening in Lange’s lab responsibly? Kit had called it a fault line.

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