Perfection by Melissa Koberlein

Author:Melissa Koberlein [Koberlein, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Parker West Books
Published: 2020-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

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Iris

Iris’s head buzzed, and she felt more like a machine than a human. She hadn’t been alert-accessed since Bio-Core. But this was necessary. If they have evidence that Jack never sold those boys any drugs, Mr. Strickland could get him out. She turned her head, lying on Naomi Rice’s sofa, and focused on a nervous-looking Gage. She smiled to reassure him, but his eyes darted between Naomi and her. He was biting down on his bottom lip. Her heart clenched, remembering how passionately he’d kissed her.

“How much longer?” Gage asked.

Naomi continued to tap on the keys of her computer. “Almost to the right file. Oh. Oh my.” She turned her head toward him and smirked. “You do realize she records everything, right?”

“Oh.” Gage’s face changed from one of concern to embarrassment. “That’s… um—”

Naomi laughed. “Don’t worry, I’m not snooping. Much.” She arched an eyebrow at Iris. “Anyway, I can see plain as day from looking at the two of you that you’ve got feelings for each other.”

Iris had spent her whole life, what little life she’d led, with her mind being an open book. She didn’t know otherwise. And Naomi was correct. She did have feelings, and they were wonderful.

“There.” Naomi placed a key fob storage unit by Iris’s temple. “Got it.”

Her computer beeped, and she set the fob down next to her computer. She tapped a few more keys, pulled a flash drive from a port, and handed it to Gage. “Voila.”

“Just like that.” Gage turned the flash drive over in his hand. “Very cool.” He looked at Iris. “Did any of that hurt?”

“No.” She shook her head. “Just feels funny.”

“Now, if you two don’t mind, I have a very important meeting.” Naomi stood up.

Iris got up. Naomi had been like a surrogate mother to her when she escaped Bio-Core. She took her job seriously. They needed to go.

“Someone from Bio-Core?” Iris asked on her way to the door.

Naomi pushed her hair behind her ears, her eyes wide. “Yes, a board member, actually. She’s working at Arcadia.”

Bio-Core board members did not take meetings with subordinates like Naomi often. This must be a very important meeting. Iris asked, “What’s Arcadia?”

“It’s a mental facility,” Gage interjected, his eyes unreadable. “Do you know what she’s working on there?”

“I’m not sure.” Naomi shrugged. “We’ve only spoken on the phone about some Bio-Core drug trials. She lives in California but is vising for a while.”

Gage nodded. “Oh. Well, we’ll get out of your way.”

Before they left, Naomi pulled Iris aside, her eyes brimming with affection. “I want you to know that I’m very happy for you. You’ve turned into a wonderful person.”

A lump formed at the back of Iris’s throat, and her eyes felt funny. She hugged Naomi. “Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.”

Once they were back in town, Gage dropped her off at Dalia’s and headed to meet his granddad. If all went according to plan, Jack White would be out of jail by that evening. She reached for the door to Dalia’s and was met with a bustle of hammering, chatter, and clothes.

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