Gravity (Mageri Series: Book 4) by Dark Dannika

Author:Dark, Dannika [Dark, Dannika]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fantasy
Published: 2013-05-14T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Nate dropped me off in front of an all-night market. I strolled inside and sat down at the blood-pressure machine, wondering if it would explode if I slid my arm in the cuff. Christian didn’t give me a plan if we were separated. The store felt safe because if trackers found me, they might not cause a scene in a human establishment with security cameras.

“Can I help you find something?” a man in his forties inquired with a polite smile, adjusting the rim of his glasses.

“No, I’m just waiting for someone. My car broke down and it’s freezing out there, so I’m just going to wait inside if that’s okay.”

“Perfectly fine, ma’am. Have a good evening,” he said robotically, heading down the diaper aisle.

I stared at the screen filled with information on systolic and diastolic pressure. An old slow rock song played on the intercom and I sighed, uncertain of what to do next.

“Excuse me, sir. Can I use your phone?”

A clerk with acne walked by, reached behind the customer-service desk, and placed a phone within reach. I nodded with a courteous smile as he disappeared.

If I had money, I’d have gone to a hotel. Instead, I dialed Christian and it went to voicemail.

“Hey, it’s me. Where the hell are you? I’m at that corner market by Sully’s Books and I don’t know where to go. I’m on a store phone and I’ll be here for another twenty minutes. If you’re not here by then, I’m leaving. It’s almost morning and I feel like I’m on a merry-go-round,” I said, talking to myself. “Twenty minutes and I’m outta here, Christian. Stay safe.”

I walked the aisles like a zombie, trying to stay awake, anticipating that Tarek’s trackers could burst in at any moment.

My socks were caked in wet mud from running through a soppy field. It was then that an idea came to me—a place that I would be safe that would give me time to think.

Jail.

I casually strolled over to the perfume aisle and shoved a bottle in my pocket, but got annoyed when I saw the expensive ones were locked up. When the clerk came into view, I stuffed a few tubes of lipstick in my coat pocket. The only problem was that these items would only get me a slap on the wrist. So I hit the meat department and tucked a steak down the front of my pants.

The DVD aisle was next and I stuffed a couple Eddie Murphy and Mel Gibson movies in the back of my jeans, lifting up my entire coat to do it. If I was going down as the stupidest shoplifter in history, my legacy would be that I had great taste in movies.

“Ma’am, you’re going to have to come with me.”

“Why?” I yelled in a belligerent tone.

“I’ve got you on camera shoplifting; the cops are on their way.”

“Don’t you have anything better to do than accuse people of a crime they didn’t commit?”

When I moved toward the door, he grabbed my arm.

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