Hellgate London: Covenant by Mel Odom

Author:Mel Odom [Mel Odom]
Language: vie
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Have you known Lord Cross long?” Leah asked the older nurse. She tried to concentrate on the questions running through her mind so she wouldn’t give in to the panic that threatened to tear her apart. She was more scared now than she’d been while waiting to hear from the physician after the attack on the demon weapons plant.

“I’ve known Simon since he was a boy. I knew his mother, too, before she died.”

“It’s nice to meet you, Jenny.”

“Why yes,” the nurse said brightly, “yes, it is.” She checked off something on her digital notepad as they rolled down the hallway. “The two of you seem to be close.”

“We’re friends. We’ve fought together off and on over the past four years.”

“You’re sure it’s not anything more than that?”

“I’m sure.”

“Because he didn’t kiss you like a friend.”

“Friends kiss.”

“Friends also become something more than friends.”

Leah felt uncomfortable. “Maybe this isn’t a good time to have this conversation.”

Jenny smiled. “Oh really? You don’t think talking about possibilities like this won’t give you something to look forward to? Something to get you on the other side of this operation?”

“No. What you’re suggesting could possibly be more trouble than Lord Cross or I can handle.” Still, her mind traveled down pleasant avenues that, she had to admit, it had traveled down before. It was hard not to remember that Simon Cross was a good-looking man.

“I think you and Lord Cross can handle a lot.”

“Besides that, I’m quite sure Lord Cross has other friends among the Templar that are much more suitable.”

“If he does,” Jenny said, “I don’t know about it. And trust me when I say that I would know.”

“He’s good at keeping secrets.”

“Oh, I’ll grant you that he’s good at keeping things to himself. Better than most men. But I also know that any friend he was friendly with wouldn’t keep her mouth shut. Plenty of women have noticed that Lord Cross is a handsome man. There were plenty of them that noticed that before he left us all those years ago. None of them were shy about it then, and Lord Cross didn’t mind spending time with them.”

A wave of jealousy shot through Leah, but she quickly got control of it. She hadn’t gone without a few friends herself before the invasion.

“Well aren’t you the busybody,” one of the male nurses asked.

“I’m just saying, is all,” Jenny said. “It would be good for Lord Cross to have something for himself. All he does is near kill himself every day trying to take care of this place and these people.”

“Maybe you should tell him that,” the male nurse said.

“Maybe I will.”

Leah stared up at the high-powered medical lights above the operating table. She folded her arms across her chest as they transferred her from the bed.

Waves of fear radiated through her. She thought she was going to be sick, but there was nothing in her stomach. She concentrated on being numb inside, using all of the training she’d received.

In just a couple of moments, they attached her to all the computerized equipment necessary for the procedure.

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