Mayhem's Betrayal: Operation Mayhem Book 5 by Lindsay Cross

Author:Lindsay Cross [Cross, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cypress Bend Publishing, LLC
Published: 2020-04-27T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

“Melissa, I have to tell you something,” John said as they lay next to each other in bed. Melissa was just about dozing off. It was the first time she’d felt comfortable in her bed in a long time, like she could really sleep beside John, wrapped in his muscular arms and be protected and fulfilled.

“What is it?” she murmured, pulling the sheet up to her chin, her eyes still closed.

“It’s Rainier.”

She sat bolt upright, fully awake. “You really do know something about Rainier?” She had thought Dawson might know more than they did about Rainier’s current status, given that he worked for him. But, she figured he would have told someone if they were in immediate danger. He had hinted to Reaper that he knew what Rainier was up to, and Reaper was convinced of it, but Melissa sort of thought it was a tactic so that John could get under his team’s skin, and then get out of his cell.

Now that Melissa thought about it, it made sense he didn't tell anyone. The men were only just beginning to trust him again, why would he bother bringing Rainier into it after everything? Why would he be expected to trust them without their trust? He probably really did believe he was on Rainier’s side for a long time. The thought made her sad and angry at the same time.

“He has a new lab,” John said, stroking her cheek, trailing his fingers along her jaw.

“How?” Melissa pulled the sheet up over her breasts as she rested her head against the bed frame. She was now picturing John as the evil soldier he had been when he worked with Rainier. Her body went cold and she inched away.

“Remember that gold from a few months ago that he acquired?” Dawson sat up and pushed the covers off him. “Well, that wasn't just for his own wealth. You know he’s been trying to find a way to get the men back. His test subjects,” John spat the words, his fists tightened on top of his bare thighs. “He had enough gold to start his own lab though and get new researchers. So, now, he doesn't need the men back. He only needs them out of the equation since they’re the last super soldiers alive. He tried to use me to make that happen and it almost worked, but it won’t again.” He looked at Melissa with the most intense blue eyes she’d ever seen, like frozen balls of ice in his perfectly sculpted face.

Her exterior melted a little bit. She knew what Rainier was capable of, and although all these men weren’t quite human, they still were just that—men. Dawson wasn't himself when he’d been with Rainier, and he really did think his team had abandoned him. Now, he was making up for it.

“The other thing,” John said quietly. “The lab isn’t far from here.”

Melissa gasped and dropped the bed covers. “He’s here?” Her eyes widened. Her blood pounded in her ears.

“I don't think he’d come after the team here, because this place is so protected.

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