Losing Time (Lost Time, Book 1): A Time Travel Romantic Suspense Series by Nicola Claire

Author:Nicola Claire [Claire, Nicola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780473401061
Publisher: Nicola Claire Books
Published: 2017-06-07T16:00:00+00:00

And The Room Erupted

Mimi

A temporary Novitiate. But I was in. RATS approved, but on probation. More of a probation than the likes of Groves or Malcolm. But it would have to do.

I was getting my sister out of that man’s clutches anyway I had to.

“You’re mad if you think I’ll let you do this,” Jack growled in my ear.

We were walking down the corridor towards the cafeteria; I needed to eat. He did too, but I doubted he could stomach anything right then.

“You think you can stop me?” I asked.

“I think I’ll bloody try.”

“Well, you can’t. I’m a Novitiate. I’m authorised to fly.”

“Don’t get smart with me, Miss Wylde. I am still the Surgeon in that scenario.”

I stopped in my tracks and rounded on him. Finger out, pointed at his chest. He looked like he wanted to step back.

“You may be the Surgeon, but you have no right to ground me.”

He stepped closer; chest to chest. Looking down at me, he said, “If you wish to play this game, I will match you, Miss Wylde. Move for move. Are you ready? Really ready for how I play?”

“You make it all sound like a game,” I snarled. God, this man frustrated me! “This is my sister we’re talking about.”

He shook his head grimly.

“No, Miss Wylde. This is a RATS team, an expensive Orion, and the entire world watching our every move.We are accountable for our actions. Trust me; your sister is a low priority.”

“Not to me,” I growled and started walking.

I heard him sigh behind me, but he kept pace.

“Must you argue every point?” he asked, sounding aggrieved.

“She’s my sister, Jack.”

“And you’re…”

I stopped again. Looked up at him. Shadows hid his eyes, but I could see the firm set of his lips.

“I’m what, exactly? What am I to you, Jack?”

He said nothing.

“You said you’d tell me what the dreams mean,” I pressed.

“I said no such thing.”

“That was before,” I ventured.

“Before you stranded yourself in my time?” he queried.

“You’re the one who brought me here,” I pointed out.

He looked at me, really looked at me; searching my face for something, but I had no idea what. Eventually he said, voice soft, but not the gentle tone he used to reach me, this was different; sad and a little lost, “Maybe I shouldn’t have.”

And then with those words, he walked past me, past the cafeteria doorway, and out of sight. I stood there, uncertain, alone again, just a little lost myself.

And that’s how Sally found me.

“There you are!” she announced with exuberance. “You’re the talk of the Academy. Come on, let me show you off.”

“Um…I’m not sure that’s a wise idea, Sally,” I mumbled, but couldn’t prevent myself from being dragged bodily back into the still packed to the brim cafeteria.

“Nonsense,” she said with a laugh. “You think I’m giving up my position on the totem pole of knowledge to some other RATS freak? Not a chance.”

What?

She pulled me into the middle of the cafeteria, and wrapped an arm around my waist, hauling me into her side.

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