Never Forgotten by Stacey Nash

Author:Stacey Nash
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2015-07-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Jax

Something inside me feels like it’s broken and needs fixing. But then I’ve always been a little broken and I’m not sure how to fix it. Makes me all kinds of jittery.

Like Johnny.

Cynnie’s been here a few days now and the reaction to her hasn’t improved, so it’s probably just that. And the fact I can’t sneak away to follow Nik, because something might happen to her when I’m not here. There hasn’t been another direct threat, but they all watch her like she might zap out an unknown type of tech and destroy the entire base in one shot. It’s not like Cynnie’s not strong enough to take care of herself, because she certainly has the knowhow, but she’s not used to this world or this lifestyle. And she sure as hell doesn’t know who to trust. Besides, I feel almost responsible for her. Yup, that’s it.

But damn, I should be out there chasing Nik down, securing the keys.

I drop my head and link my fingers behind my neck. It’s such a waste of time sitting by this scanner, waiting for nothing to happen, when I could be out there deciphering Nik’s plan, beating him to the keys and keeping him away from Mae.

“What’s wrong?” Cynnie asks.

I snatch my blade off the cement floor and lay my ankle across my knee, then pick the stones out of my boots with the blade’s tip. “Nothing.”

“Yes, there is. You just don’t want to talk about it. I can tell.”

This chick is as bad as Lilly. I lift my eyes to meet hers, deliberately narrowing them. “It’s Spinner.” I tip my head toward him. “Can’t stand the clatter every time he drops that damn knife.”

“What? He never drops—”

As if on cue, Spinner lets the knife fall from his fingers. I can’t stop the tug at the corner of my mouth. That’ll shut her up, hopefully.

I still haven’t managed to find a few minutes alone to ask her why she’s here and find out what’s going on inside. Finding a little privacy is impossible. As we settle into silence, I watch her from the corner of my eye. The swelling on her face isn’t as bad as it was, but the bruising around her eye and on her cheek is now in full bloom; a deep blue with yellow edges. My brother’s a monster.

The last half hour drags and it’s near impossible to stay still. It’s like something got under my skin and made me all fidgety. Harris is on a break from active duty until his arm’s healed, so when he strolls over smiling, I jump to my feet, eager to get away from another pointless shift. I shake my head as I take in today’s shirt; the stick figure on the right holding a straight line and the one on the left missing the parallel line down its center. The words ‘I got your back’ printed underneath.

“You guys hungry?” he asks. “I thought we might get out for a bit.”

“Mm, I don’t think—”

“Yes,” Cynnie says, “that would be awesome.

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