Forget Me Not by Stacey Nash

Author:Stacey Nash [Nash, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Entranced Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014-02-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

THE NOTE SHAKES IN my hand like a leaf in the breeze. My own words, twisted into something horrible, stare back at me. “Lilly, who’s LM?”

Her pink cheeks drain of all color, leaving her face ashen. “Councilor Manvyke.”

“Who?”

“The Council is made up of six men. Each is the patriarch of an ancient family. Manvyke is….” Her brows furrow and her mouth purses as she tries to find the right words.

“Council?”

“Blast, don’t you know this? A Council heads The Collective.” She pinches her lips together and scrubs a hand over her troubled face. “Manvyke is in charge of antiresistance activity. He’s a ruthless tyrant. He and his son are cruel.” She reaches out, takes the note from my trembling hand, and scans it. “Don’t worry. I’m sure Garrett and Evan have him almost out by now.”

Her smile, transparent as glass, doesn’t fool me.

Clearly this man is someone to be feared. I hope she’s right about Dad’s rescuers, because the thought of him as a captive of the ‘ruthless tyrant’ churns my insides to mush. All the terrible thoughts of last night return with a vivid clarity.

I fold the note and place it back inside the drawer. Slipping out of the office and up the stairs to my room, we climb back in bed, and Lilly falls right to sleep. Images of Dad in a dark room, a bag over his head, and tied to a chair dominate my thoughts. I toss and turn despite the soft rhythm of her breathing. But, eventually, it’s a welcome comfort which lulls me into my own slumber.

An urgent rap wakes me. Someone’s trying to knock the door down. I force my tired eyes open and squint against the sunshine streaming through the window. It’s too bright. It’s too early. I haven’t slept long enough.

Lilly pulls the door open before I’m even out of bed. I blink in an effort to see and sit up, trying to peer around her. It’s Jax. He steps from side to side, trying to push past, but Lilly’s like a human barricade.

“Shh, she’s asleep.” Lilly changes her stance again.

He makes a lunge to the left and pushes straight past her.

“This better be urgent, Jax.” She huffs.

“Get over yourself, Lilly. It’s nine o’clock.” His gaze settles on me sitting in bed. Suddenly self-conscious, I pull the covers up around me.

“We didn’t go to sleep until late,” she snaps.

His brow is furrowed, his eyes are bloodshot, and he doesn’t look like he’s slept. Concern weaves its way into my heart. Sighing, he leans against the beveled dresser, making it rattle. “They’re back.”

The infiltrators. It’s about time. It means Dad’s in the farm house. Safe. I need to see him, make sure he’s not hurt or broken or something even worse. I jump out of bed and take two long steps to grab hold of Jax’s arm. “Where is he? I want to see him.”

“Mae, I’m sorry,” he says, “he wasn’t where they expected.”

His words ring in my ears but fail to make sense.

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