Jericho Jaxon by Karen M. Bryson

Author:Karen M. Bryson [Bryson, Karen M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Singles
Published: 2018-04-03T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

After several more rounds of testing, Dr. Palmer releases me for the evening and escorts me back to my jail cell . . . I mean room.

When I plop down on the cramped and uncomfortable bed, I realize how exhausted I am. I feel like I could sleep for days.

Of course, that reminds me of Gunner and his incessant napping. If I do manage to get released from this base someday, I swear I will never take my hibernating best friend for granted again.

Dr. Palmer suggested that I be ready for breakfast by eight in the morning and that I’d start my testing again at nine. That gives me plenty of time for a full night’s sleep. Not that there’s much to do in this room other than sleep. No cell phone. No laptop. Not even a television. I’m completely disconnected from the outside world. There are two outdated Time magazines on the small nightstand next to the bed. Apparently, that’s my only source of entertainment.

Just as I’m about to drift off to sleep, I’m startled awake by someone standing in my room. My first thought is that I locked the door. How did he get inside?

Then I realize it’s Falcon.

He’s in my room without really being in my room.

“What are you doing here?” My voice is groggy.

“I told you that I would protect you,” he states matter-of-factly, as if his presence is the most normal thing in the world.

“Breaking into my room in the middle of the night doesn’t seem like protecting me. More like I need protection from you.”

“I’m the only person who can help you.”

“And why are you willing to help me?”

He doesn’t answer my question. “I have a plan,” he says instead. “To get you out of here.”

The urgency in his voice wakes me up a bit more.

“And go where?” The hint of desperation in my voice is unexpected. “Where can I go that they won’t find me?”

“You have the ability to sense their viewers and even block them. I know because you did it to me. That gives you an advantage.”

I’m so confused that I’m not sure what to believe or whom to trust. I’m still not sure I completely understand what’s going on.

“If I wanted to hurt you,” he says, “I would have done it already.”

I have no idea what to do.

Falcon seems to sense my uncertainty. “Do you want to see your aunts again? Do you want to see your boyfriend?”

“Boyfriend?” I blurt. “I don’t have a boyfriend.”

His eyes widen. He looks stunned. “Who is that guy you’re always with?”

“How long have you been watching me?” A feeling of unease settles over me. How did he know about Gunner? And what else does he know about me? When we spoke in the cafeteria, he said he knew everything about me. I didn’t take him seriously. Now I’m wondering if I should have.

“I told you—I can see things. About you and your life. They made me do extensive viewings when they hired you. Call it a background check of sorts.

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