Juniper Unraveling by Keri Lake

Author:Keri Lake [Lake, Keri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-30T16:00:00+00:00

Dusk is falling when the supply truck finally comes to a rolling stop in front of the gate. I give Six’s hand a squeeze and push to a stand, stepping out from the bushes. Rounding the building, I take the sidewalk, so as not to rouse any suspicion, and approach the tower, where Arty sits with one other guard, drinking coffee.

“Wren? It’s almost curfew. What are you doing out here?”

I position myself in Arty’s line of view, while Six slips into the back of the truck. “I need Papa. Do you know where I can find him?”

His eyes slide to the other guard and back to me, the action setting my teeth on edge. “Sure, kiddo. Hang tight, I’ll get ahold of him. You just stay put right here.”

With a whistle, he looks beyond me and signals the truck through the wall, which slides to the side.

A hand grips my arm, and I startle, instinctively flailing back, and glance up to the Legion guard standing behind me. Another takes hold of my other arm, and I squirm and pull, twisting my arm to break their hold.

Arty raises a walkie-talkie to his face. “Where do you want her, sir?”

“Put her in the holding cells.” The voice that answers is unrecognizable, and as the wall slides closed, I catch sight of a Legion guard opening the back of the supply truck.

“Six! No! Oh, God, Six!” Tears flood my eyes, as I kick and scream, trying to break loose. My heels dig into the dirt, as the guards drag me toward the station ahead. Fighting them is futile, but the agony that washes over me won’t let me give up. “Six!”

The door shuts him out of my view, and I break into a hysterical sob.

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