Nameless (Broken City Book 1) by Jessica Sorensen

Author:Jessica Sorensen [Sorensen, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-02-06T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

The East City Post

After I tell Blaise I’m ready to go down there, he bends down and uses the handle as a knocker, tapping it once. Almost immediately, someone on the inside knocks back. Blaise raps the knocker against the door again, this time three times. The person inside mimics the knocks, but adds one more. Blaise does the same then sits back on his heels and waits.

I hear a series of locks being undone, and then the hinges whine as a door is lifted all the way open, hitting the ground with a thud. Dust flies everywhere, and I start to hack, fanning my hand in front of my face.

When the air clears, a guy with sandy brown hair and freckly skin pops his head out of the hole. His gaze flicks from me to Blaise, and a smile spans across his face.

“Well, well, well, look what the trouble dragged in. I thought I heard a storm blowing through. Should’ve known it was you.”

“Tracker actually,” Blaise says. “Blew through here about half an hour ago and tore up a couple of miles of line. Smashed the shit out of my car.”

The guy’s brows shoot up in surprise. “Really? What was it trackin’?”

Blaise shrugs. “Who knows? It took off west.”

“There have been a lot of Trackers around here lately.” The guy rests his arms on the dirt. “It’s making everyone nervous.”

Blaise rubs his hand across his scruffy jawline. “I wonder why. Usually, they stay farther away because of the fault line nearby.”

“Zaire’s looking into why,” the guy says, sneaking a glance at me. “You can ask him about it if you want.”

“I might track him down while we’re here,” Blaise says. “I have to ask him something, anyway.”

“Check the bar. He’s usually there.” The guy glances in my direction again before looking back at Blaise. “So, who’s the girl?”

Blaise blinks at me, almost like he forgot I was there. “Oh”—he motions at the guy—“Allura, this is Maxx.” He points at me. “Maxx, meet Allura. She works at Leviter Station. Today was her first mission.” He stands up and pats my good shoulder. “She got broken in pretty well. Even got her very first battle scar.”

It’s shocking how breezily he lies, and it makes me question whether he’s lied to me about anything.

Maxx’s attention travels to my exposed legs. “She looks pretty banged up.”

I squirm from his attention but battle the impulse to hide behind Blaise.

“I know.” Blaise gently squeezes my shoulder, giving me the smallest amount of comfort. “I was hoping she could clean up and get a change of clothes while we’re here.”

“Of course. That’s what we’re here for, right?” Maxx smiles at me, but unlike Ryder’s smile, his makes an icky feeling twist inside my gut.

Grinning, Maxx climbs back down in the hole and waves for us to follow him. I chew on my bottom lip, nervously glancing up at Blaise. He motions for me to go while trying to offer me an encouraging smile. But I still feel unsettled as I step forward.

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